FREE TRAINING RESOURCES

We aim to improve people's knowledge and passion about the natural world. Please feel free to use and share these resources.

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WINTER TREES

Winter Trees Key

Winter Trees quiz on Buzzfeed

Winter Trees Course Test Video

HABITATS

Grasses of neutral grassland; species list and flowchart

Grasses of acid grassland and heath; species list and flowchart

Grasses of calcareous and chalk grassland; species list and flowchart

Grasses of wet heaths and mires; species list and flowchart

Grasses of woodlands; species list and flowchart

Box Hill species list

for attendees on the Box Hill training course

Habitat Indicators Course Test Video

HEATHLANDS

Guide to Heathland Survey

AQUATICS

Handout for Wiltshire Rivers training course

GRASSES

Grasses quiz on Buzzfeed

Sedges and Rushes quiz on Buzzfeed

Grass Training Film

The SRT channel 

- lots of short films (and one long one of grass ID)

Common Grasses crib sheet

The Field Guide to Grasses, Sedges and Rushes

- link to purchase book

Index for early edition of Grasses Field Guide

Grasses - Magic 5

- a beginners guide to grasses, sedges and rushes

Old Sarum Grass List

for attendees on the Old Sarum grass course

Grasses Course Test Video

Sedges Course Test Video

WOODLANDS

Woodland plants and survey techniques

Woodland Training Photos

Summer Tree Identification

WILDFLOWERS

Wildflowers Part 1 - Magic 5

a beginners guide to flowering plant families

Wildflowers Part 2 - Magic 5

a sequel to flowering plant families

ARABLE

Roundwood Arable Plants

INSECTS

Tansy Beetle Training Video

LOWER PLANTS

Ferns - Magic 5

Ferns Course Test Video

Bryophytes - Magic 5

Sphagnum Course Notes

Sphagnum Structure and Terminology

Bryophytes Course Test Video