The aims of the workshop were to develop skills in identifying British native grass species, recognise the most widely occurring grasses and to familiarise ourselves with reference book keys and herbarium specimens. Peter Gateley, local Ecologist recommended at least 2 guides for starters in grass identification: FSC “Guide to Common Grasses” C.E. Hubbard, “Grasses”, Third...
CRESSINGTON PARK and GRASSENDALE PARK Running inland from the North Shore of the River Mersey lie private parks – Regency, Victorian and Edwardian houses within a setting of forest trees, isolated from the rows of by-law properties by their own park gates – Grassendale and Cressington are two of these parks which extend into...
Climate change is on the conservation agenda again and so I thought I would share with you some course-notes from the University of Exeter on the principles of it. You’ve probably heard of the greenhouse effect. It’s fundamental to understanding what keeps our planet warm and why our climate changes over time. The greenhouse, like...