Course: Heathland, Acid Grassland and Bogs - Habitat Survey and Assessment

The Species Recovery Trust

17th September 2025
Brockenhurst, Hampshire
£100

EcologyConservation & Wildlife


A 1-day course giving participants;

  • the skills and confidence to identify the key grasses and flowers of several different heathland communities.
  • learning the key features for UKHAB survey and BNG condition assessments
  • a chance to do quadrat sampling and share ideas with colleagues

Heathlands support a wide range of different plant communities, from dry acid grassland, through to heath, wet heath, acid seepages and bog communities. All of these support a range of key plant species, many of which are at their peak in late summer/autumn.

This course will teach easy ways to identify these species, including several types of grass, sedge and trickier plants. We will also look at quadrat based survey technique, with a chance to carry this out with other attendees, both to refresh knowledge of the species and teach recording techniques.

During the day we will look at a combination of typical and common species of these habitats, as well as some of the rather more spectacular rarities.

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About The Species Recovery Trust

We are a charity devoted to saving some of Britain’s most endangered species.  The Species Recovery Trust is committed to preventing the loss of some of the rarest plant, insect and animal species in the UK, with our primary aim being to remove 50 species from the edge of extinction by 2050. Our work involves producing dynamic conservation strategies informed by detailed scientific knowledge, and making sure they are carried out effectively throughout our conservation sites.

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