Broad-leaved Trees in Summer

This study day will equip you with skills to recognise trees by their leaves.

We shall spend the morning in the classroom when the emphasis will be to consider ways to distinguish trees by their leaf characteristics. Trees are classified according to their flowers but these are transient and often out of reach. However leaves are available for identification for much of the year.

In the afternoon we shall practice ID skills in the nature park around Tyland Barn, which is remarkably rich in a good variety of different species.

By the end of this course you should have learned how to identify a good range of our native broad-leaved trees by their leaves.

This study day is suitable for anyone who loves trees. No previous knowledge will be assumed.

Led by Ros Bennett, Botanist and Ecologist. Ros has written books on plants and habitats and has been teaching courses on identification and ecology for many years. We shall be using keys published in her most recent book ‘Tree-spotting’, illustrated by her daughter, Nell. There is no need to acquire this book before the course. Copies of the keys will be provided as hand-outs.

For further information, please visit the Study Days page of the Kent Wildlife Trust website.

Photo: KWT