Plants are such widespread organisms that many people take them for granted and tend either not to notice them or crush them underfoot en route to the summits. We have a varied flora here in Britain and many of our plants have, in the past, had interesting uses and many also have intriguing stories which can be told about them. As a mountain leader its a real asset to be able to name some of the plants and share more interesting information about them, some of there stories can prove an invaluable tool to either give a group an excuse for a breather or to help gather them together and enhance their own knowledge.

This workshop is aimed at both trainee MLs and as a CPD opportunity for qualified ones (worth 1 point). The objective is to help participants to identify some of the easily recognised & more common plants on our hillsides, and more importantly, to discover a little more about them – perhaps how they were used for food or medicine, or alternatively some lore or stories about them. It is not a formal botany workshop – Latin names will not be used and no prior knowledge is assumed. But for every plant which is mentioned a wee anecdote or interesting fact will be given.

Meeting Point - Glen Finglas Visitor Gateway - NN546065.

These workshops are provided by member Arthur Jones from Trossachs Treks who has a depth of knowledge about our upland plants and previously ran workshops for MTA with great feedback from members

Start

11/08/2018 10:00

End

11/08/2018 16:00

Maximum Bookings

8

Bookings

5

Venue

Brig ' Turk

Town

Callander

County

Stirling

Country

United Kingdom

Latitude

56.23000

Longitude

-4.34000

Name

Mountain Training Association

Phone

01877 382682

Email