Tree Identification

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Venue: Derbyshire Eco Centre

Approximate course length: 4 and a half hours

This course is for: Those who want to be able to know the names of native trees with little or no experience.

You will learn:

• Identifying common native British trees in leaf

• Identifying common native British trees in Winter

• Identifying the same species at different ages

• Recognise the structure, shape of trees, fruit / seed

This is an outdoor course / workshop which will provide an opportunity to develop your tree identification skills in a friendly, sociable environment.

You will be given the support you require for your individual development.

There are no exams or formal assessments.

There will be chance to ask questions and put what you have learned into practice.

Your tutor will give you feedback during the course and you will be able to self-assess.

Work outside of the sessions:

This is not required, though we hope you will want to put what you have learned into practice.

Additional costs and what to prepare:

There are no other costs.

You will need a pen and paper or tablet so that you can make your own notes. Handouts may be provided.

Please wear clothing and footwear suitable for being outdoors.

Progression from this course:

You may wish to progress to Introduction and Improvers Joinery; or one of our outdoor and sustainability courses such as Woodland Shelter Weekend Building, Birdwatching for Beginners, Introduction to Woodland Ecology, Making Things with Pallets or one of our many art and creative courses.

Discuss your next steps with your tutor or centre staff.

For further information on our courses or the additional support we offer visit: derbyshire.gov.uk/adulteducation

Course fees explained

Some of our courses are free of charge. Others have a full fee and a lower ‘concessions’ rate for those on certain benefits. This may vary from course to course so please ask when enquiring about a particular course. For many of our learning for leisure courses we use three different fee bands:

Fee A: Full fee

Fee B: Derbyshire Gold cards holders

Fee C: Concessions for those on certain benefits/allowances – details are on our Paying for your learning page.

There may be additional costs on some courses for materials please ask for details.

If selecting one of the reduced rates, you will be asked to show proof of entitlement when attending course.

Booking:

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Refunds:

If you are no longer able to attend a course, we may be able to refund the course cost up to 7 days before the course start date minus approximately 10% to cover costs incurred by us.

We reserve the right for refunds to be issued by cheque.

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