About the event

During the first part of the training session (managing green spaces), we will:

• Look at the key things you'll need to consider when approaching your space

• Show you how to map out your space

• Give you an idea of the key things to think about when planning the management of your area

Learning outcomes:

• Develop a greater understanding of legal, environmental, and practical requirements for managing spaces

• Gain the knowledge and the confidence to create your own management plans

For the second part of the training session (basic site survey), we will:

• Map the site, mapping the vegetation cover
• Estimate proportional cover of vegetation types - whole site survey and using a quadrat
• Count number of different species - whole site survey and using a quadrat

Learning outcomes:

• Develop deeper understanding of your site and the vegetation types within it.
• Develop confidence monitoring and surveying plant species.
• Develop confidence using percentage cover techniques/use of the DAFOR scale.
• Confidence/ability to compose a species record of known plant types.