Course Detail

25/01/2025

BR: Scotland-25/01/2025-Dundee

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Course Objectives:

Booking:

The event is free-of-charge and all members and non-members are welcome to attend. Spaces are limited, however, so please register your attendance in advance. Booking online at:www.trees.org.uk/Training

Refreshments and lunch:

There will be tea and coffee with a buffet style lunch.

Cost:

Members and Non-members free-of-charge.

Venue:

Baxter Park Centre, 15-16 Baxter Park Terrace, Dundee DD4 6NL

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Any AGM queries or agenda items to: Simon Stuart (Chair) on: Scotlandbranch@trees.org.uk

Minutes of the previous AGM are available online at the Association’s website Scotland 

Course Content:

09:30 Assemble for Coffee and Tea.

10:00 Welcome and introduction by Scotland Branch Chair

10:15 Talk by Kevin Frediani.  Beyond Woodlands and Urban Forests - Exploring the Ecology of Trees.

11:15 Tea and Coffee

11:30 Talk by Emma Gilmartin.  Fungal Communities in Beech

12:30 Ken Martin Memorial Award and Tom Hall Literary Award
12:45 Scotland Branch Annual General Meeting

13:00 Lunch

14:00 Building Botanically in Dundee: Designing a Sustainable Urban Scotland. 

A walk through Baxter Park with some commentary on the Park’s history and trees, via Stobswell SuDs garden and the Robertson Street Wee forest and  community garden

(with Ali Floyd/Colin Clement) to overlook Eden where Caishlan Sweeney will describe the main aims of Dundee’s / Scotland’s Eden Project.

16:00 Close

A social evening is planned on the 24^th at Trades House , 40 Nethergate, Dundee, DD1 4ET.

Meeting 18:30 for 19:00, if people can let me know on my own e-mail address (s.stuart@outlook.com) if they are intending attending that would be great.

Module Pre-requisites:

N/A