1st - 8th August residential course
The Yorkshire Dales, and Malham Tarn in particular, is an excellent area to study grasses, sedges and rushes. Local habitats include heather moorland, limestone grassland, ash and oak woodland, high altitude fens and calcareous flushes. There are even arctic-alpine species which used to thrive when conditions were much colder, and now only survive in a few sites. One third of the c.107 British members of the sedge family (Cyperaceae) can be seen within walking distance of the Field Centre.
The course will concentrate on learning how to use keys to help recognise the species, and on seeing the plants in their habitats.
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