All You Need to Know About Trees - Feel Good Gardens - Adult Learning

About this course

Trees are amazing. They help us with all sorts of things, from helping to clean our air, to providing structure for our houses, cathedrals and churches. We rely on trees throughout many aspects of our lives, including helping us to improve our health and well-being. We will explore a wide range of topics associated with trees. How much do you know about these wild plants? 

Journey into the biology of our trees. Learn about the structure and function of how trees and shrubs work and their importance in the landscape. 

Take a look at the many uses and services that they provide, both to humans and other plants and animals.

Learn to identify some of our common trees and shrubs, that you will encounter in the local area. Familiarise yourself with the various identification guides and the knowledge, that helps us to determine species.

Look at the importance of the oaks, that make the ancient Royal hunting ground, of Sherwood Forest, so Internationally important.
 

Learn how to plant and how to fell them safely. 

We will explore the diversity of tree species and hopefully we will gain more respect and understanding, for these magnificent living entities.

By the end of the course  you will:

• Understand the terms, deciduous and coniferous,

• Be able to identify 3 species of tree and/or shrub,

• Be able to state 3 important uses for trees,

• Understand the importance of ancient trees and woodlands.

Resources required by attendees:

Please wear clothing and footwear suitable for outdoors and possible inclement weather; bring pen and paper.

Suggested Reading for the course: OPTIONAL

History of the Countryside – Oliver Rackham

Collins Tree Guide

Please meet at Feel Good Gardens, Forestry Holdings, Kings Clipstone, NG21 9JL. Forestry Holdings is a private road off the B6030.  If using a Sat Nav, it will take you to Sherwood Pines.  Forestry Holdings is the next turning, between Sherwood Pines and the Dog and Duck Pub, on the same side of the road, please drive slowly; car park turning is after the portacabin.

Booking your place and fee information

If you are in receipt of certain benefits you will be offered the course for free, however if you have a financial barrier which may prevent you from enrolling on the course, please visit our webpage for further information  https://www.inspireculture.org.uk/skills-learning/funding-your-courses/

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• Complete the EVENTBRITE BOOKING.
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To book and enrol on one of our courses, you must have been living in England and have been resident in the UK for the past 3 years.

Some exceptions may apply if you are living in England with evidence of the right to remain and are from an EEU/EEAU country (completion of a questionnaire will be required).

As we no longer receive funding for our ESFA-funded courses for learners living in the devolved areas listed below, full cost fees would apply to these courses if you live in these areas:

• Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield 
• Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
• Greater London
• Greater Manchester
• Liverpool City Region
• Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland
• Tees Valley
• West of England
• West Midlands
• West Yorkshire

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