Botany (SCE 02)

  • Day and time: Mondays - every three weeks approximately in Autumn and Spring terms 14:15 - 16:15
  • Length of course: 3 terms. Autumn (4 Weeks), Spring (4 Weeks), Summer (8 Weeks)
  • Number of places: 60
  • Start date: 10 October 2022
  • Description:

    The group promotes a common interest in the study and enjoyment of plants. Indoor study meetings and illustrated talks are held at approximately 3 week intervals on Monday afternoons in the Autumn and Spring term at Comberton Village Hall. This is followed by field visits every 2 to 3 weeks into Cambridgeshire and the surrounding counties, from April until September, with a mixture of half day and whole day trips. A detailed programme is issued twice yearly. A small donation will be requested to pay for speakers' travelling expenses and for donations to Trust sites that we visit when appropriate. Car-sharing is encouraged. Members are advised to acquire guide(s) to the wild flowers, grasses, sedges & rushes of the British Isles, (recommendations will be made), plus a good X10 hand lens. Provisional lecture dates:

    October 10th/31st, November 21st, December 12th, January 16th, February 6th/27th, March 20th.

  • Format: Lectures and field trips

  • Co-leader: Nicola Gardner


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