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Tutor: Ros Bennett
Date: Thursday 25 June 2026
Time: 10 am - 4 pm
Cost: £80
Location: Classroom

The grass family is one of huge ecological and economic importance. Grasses play a dominant role in the landscape and provide food for a vast variety and number of animals including humankind. Their role in evolution and throughout history cannot be overestimated. The course is designed to give the beginner a sound foundation in identifying our native grasses. By mid-June many will be flowering when they are at their most attractive. We shall not be hunting for rarities or clocking up a long list of species, but rather we shall spend time consolidating an understanding and developing confidence to tackle their identification independently by learning to use keys and hand lenses. Spending plenty of time in the Garden, we will concentrate on the commoner species and focus particularly on their floral, rather than vegetative, features.

Suitable for beginners

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If you need to cancel your booking, please inform the Learning Office in writing as soon as possible at 1 Brookside, Cambridge CB2 1JE or email education@botanic.cam.ac.uk The cancellation is effective from the date that your written confirmation is received. If you cancel with more than 4 weeks' notice we will refund your balance less 20% to cover administration. For cancellations made with less than 4 weeks' notice we regret that we are unable to make any refund unless we can fill your place on the course. If we are able to fill your place we will refund your balance less 20% to cover administration.

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