Plant Identification in the Field
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Plant Identification in the Field

Five days learning to identify and record wild plants in nature reserves in Kent.

By Kent Wildlife Trust - Education, Training & Events

Date and time

Mon, 23 Jun 2025 10:00 - Fri, 27 Jun 2025 16:00 GMT+1

Location

University of Kent

Canterbury Campus Canterbury CT2 7NB United Kingdom

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 30 days before event

About this event

  • Event lasts 4 days 6 hours

We will be working in partnership with University of Kent to run a week-long botany course in 2025. On each day of this course, a new site is visited and explored with the aim of identifying plants by using identification guides, keys, apps and by collecting specimens.


It would be useful if you could bring your own wildflower books keys and hand lenses. We recommend Francis Rose's Wild Flower Key, and Fitter, Fitter & Blamey's Wild Flowers of Britain & Ireland.


The classes are led by Alex Lockton, who has thirty years’ experience as a botanist and ecologist. He also teaches our botany evening classes in Maidstone and Canterbury and runs our Plant Identification Days. He is author of The Flora and Vegetation of Shropshire (2015).


Please note that this is not beginners' course. Keys will be to used to identify specimens and botanical terms used.

For further information, please visit the Study Days page of the Kent Wildlife Trust website.

Organised by

Kent Wildlife Trust - Education, Training & Events

Learn with Kent Wildlife Trust

We are the leading wildlife charity in Kent; bringing people closer to nature and ensuring our wildlife is protected and restored in the future.

We have a passion for connecting learners with nature and offering high quality, meaningful learning experiences. We offer flexible learning options; we tailor our sessions to support additional and special needs.

We have been awarded the Learning Outside the Classroom (LOtC) Quality Badge. This badge is the only nationally recognised indicator of good quality educational provision and effective risk management.

£215