Newbiggin Village Hall

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Botanical training opportunities - wildflower, grasses and surveying

We are looking for volunteers to undertake botanical surveys on a selection of upland hay meadows that have been restored through seed addition, at locations across the North Pennines. Time-scales: Botanical surveys are undertaken from third week of June until late July. Methodology: Groups of two to three volunteers undertake 15 quadrats (1m x 1m square) per meadow. One meadow with 15 quadrats may take between one to two days. We are offering a free three-day course for beginner’s and botanists wishing to refresh their skills, in exchange for a minimum requirement of helping to survey a meadow over one full day. Beginners are advised to attend all three days, if possible. More experienced botanists can choose which days to attend based on their previous experience. You will need to sign-up to these three training days separately: Day 1: Wildflower Identification training, Thursday 4 June. Day 2: Grasses and sedges Identification training, Thursday 11June. Day 3: Botanical surveys using quadrats training, Thursday 18 June. We will spend the morning inside, looking at the key flowers and vegetation features of grasses and sedges.

Thu 4 Jun10:45Newbiggin Village Hall

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Botanical training opportunities - grasses and sedges identification training

We are looking for volunteers to help with botanical surveys on a selection of upland hay meadows that have been restored through seed addition between the third week of June until late July. Groups of 2/3 volunteers will undertake 15 quadrats (1m x 1m square) per meadow. One meadow with 15 quadrats may take between 1-2 days. There are 3 days of free training for beginner’s, and also botanists wishing to refresh their skills. We require a minimum involvement of 1 full day of helping to survey a meadow following the training. Beginners should attend all three days, if possible. More experienced botanists can choose which days to attend based on their previous experience. Volunteers need to sign-up to each of these 3 training days separately: Day 1: Wildflower Identification training, Thursday 4 June. Day 2: Grasses and sedges Identification training, Thursday 11 June. Day 3: Botanical surveys using quadrats training, Thursday 18 June. We will spend the morning in a meadow in Teesdale or Allendale, going through quadrat survey methodology. We will split into groups of three to four and practice undertaking quadrats (1m x 1m squares) with the survey sheets. We will spend the afternoon going through meadow assessments, looking at undertaking w-walkthroughs and assessing negative indicator and positive indicator species.

Thu 11 Jun10:45Newbiggin Village Hall

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Botanical training opportunities - Botanical survey training, quadrats and meadow assessments

We are looking for volunteers to undertake botanical surveys on a selection of upland hay meadows that have been restored through seed addition, at locations across the North Pennines. Time-scales: Botanical surveys are undertaken from third week of June until late July. Methodology: Groups of two to three volunteers undertake 15 quadrats (1m x 1m square) per meadow. One meadow with 15 quadrats may take between one to two days. We are offering a free three-day course for beginner’s and botanists wishing to refresh their skills, in exchange for a minimum requirement of helping to survey a meadow over one full day. Beginners are advised to attend all three days, if possible. More experienced botanists can choose which days to attend based on their previous experience. You will need to sign-up to these three training days separately: Day 1: Wildflower Identification training, Thursday 4 June. Day 2: Grasses and sedges Identification training, Thursday 11 June. Day 3: Botanical surveys using quadrats training, Thursday 18 June. We will spend the morning inside, looking at the key flowers and vegetation features of grasses and sedges. In the afternoon we will go on a walk looking at grasses and sedges in a nearby meadow, and along The Pennine Way. Lunch provided in village hall, with refreshments provided. The training will be undertaken by Ruth Starr-Keddle, if you have any queries, please email: Please sign up using the Better Impact volunteer system

Thu 18 Jun10:45Newbiggin Village Hall

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