A February walk and introductory workshop for MK Natural History Society members and Parks Trust volunteers. (NB Please wear suitable footwear and wet weather clothing for walking in the woods.) Further details as below:
Location and date
Howe Park Wood Study Centre,
Sunday 5th February 2023, 12 noon to 4pm
Outline for the session
- 12 noon starting with a walk in the wood for about an hour.
- 1.00 pm light lunch (the cafe will be open, or bring your own)
- 1.30 pm Introduction to the Workshop
- Plant identification – looking at plants found from the walk and introduction to using hand lenses
- 2.00 pm Introducing Flower Families … looking at The Daisy Family, & possibly others eg rose and primrose family
- 2.30 pm – How to identify plants when in flower.
- 3.00 pm Tea break (tea/coffee provided by The Parks Trust)
- 3.30 pm Questions and discussion from “What’s that plant?” walk and signposting to other resources for plant identification
- 4.00 pm workshop ends
No botanical knowledge necessary. Some illustrative garden and florist flowers will be available to augment woodland ones. Places are limited so please book as soon as possible by sending an email to Jenny Mercer (jenny.mercer@hotmail.co.uk).