Plant Communities of the Scottish Highlands

This course has been cancelled.

The Scottish Highlands are home to important plant communities. Each community is characteristic of a particular habitat and a key combination of species. Some are subject to constant interference by man and his animals whilst others are as near to being natural as any in Europe. Each community tells its own story, of history and environment. This course provides an opportunity to visit some of the finest botanical sites in Britain with the added bonus of being amongst the lochs and mountains of Perthshire in mid-summer. Some familiarity with our native plants would be an asset. Daytime excursions will be supplemented with a series of illustrated evening lectures and a printed manual. A modest level of fitness is required, sufficient to climb a mountain but only at a steady ‘botanical’ rate. Further details are available on request, either from Kindrogan or via the links at ‘enquiringmind.org’.

Bob Callow is an experienced botanist, university teacher and past tutor with the Open University. He has run courses in plant ecology for Manchester University over a period of more than 25 years. Many of these have taken place at Kindrogan.

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