Field Studies Council

August at Flatford Mill 🎨🌱 Join us at our Flatford Mill centre in Suffolk and learn a new craft or explore the local countryside. Whether you're interested in learning the art of cyanotype or wish to fine-tune your wader identification with our birdwatching migration course,…

Our oceans are full of wonder, and worth protecting. 🐳🐚 To mark the beginning of National Marine Week, we’ve launched a new collection of eco t-shirts inspired by sealife. Featuring 3 new designs, each piece is made with sustainable materials by Teemill, so you can wear your…

We were really pleased to welcome local MP Claire Hughes to our Rhyd-y-Creuau centre in North Wales yesterday. She visited to find out more about what is on offer at the centre which is within her constituency. Learners at Rhyd-y-Creuau come from both England and Wales so the…

Tutor Spotlight: Stephen Joyce 👨🏻‍🎨🎨 Steve Joyce is an artist and lecturer with a rich background in painting, drawing, printmaking, and collage. His work explores how we experience and interpret the everyday, often re-presenting the familiar in imaginative and unexpected ways.…

Explore our late availability for August 🤩 Looking for somewhere to go for a last-minute summer getaway? We have a selection of late availability for some of our centres. 🏘️ Centres available: > Blencathra, The Lake District > Dale Fort, Pembrokeshire > Margam Discovery…

New osprey towers Earlier this year, the Slapton Ley National Nature Reserve successfully applied for Farming in Protected Landscapes funding to create osprey towers on the reserve. 🌳 Ospreys typically nest at the top of tall trees by lakes and large bodies of water. This is…

We hosted two fantastic open days at two of our Welsh centres last week. @FSCRhydyCreuau in North Wales and @FSCMargam in the south both welcomed teachers to discover the ways in which we will be supporting the curriculum changes to the WJEC geography GCSE in September.…

The Big Butterfly Count is here! 🦋 We're excited to support this brilliant citizen science project from Butterfly Conservation that tracks the health of butterfly populations across the UK — and it's an easy one for anyone to get involved! ✅ Simply spend 15 minutes spotting…

Tutor spotlight: Helen Smith 👩🏻‍🎨 Helen Smith is our tutor who carries out courses focused on jewellery making! She has a variety of courses throughout the rest of this year based at Flatford Mill. 👉🏻 Explore our craft courses with Helen by visiting our website.…

Exciting, first-hand geography fieldwork but without the eruptions on our UK trips! buff.ly/2sMLOTm #geographyteacher #icelandvolcano #fieldwork

We are celebrating the success of Generation Green 2, the second project to be delivered by the Access Unlimited coalition and funded by @DefraGovUK As a leading UK environmental education charity, we helped nearly 4,000 students to get outside into the countryside – some for…

👑 Welcoming our new patron with a royal visit 🌷 We were lucky enough to be able to officially welcome our patron Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal when she visited last week. The Princess Royal, dressed in an elegant, cream trouser suit, toured our @PrestonMontford…

Late availability for July 🤩 Looking for somewhere to stay in July? Check out our last-minute spaces at some of our centres! 🏘️ Centres available: > Blencathra, The Lake District > Dale Fort, Pembrokeshire > Margam Discovery Centre, Port Talbot 👉 To find out more, visit our…

The freedom to explore the outdoors builds confidence, self-esteem, and resilience, as children overcome challenges in a non-traditional setting. Read more about Forest School, what it is, a little about the origin, and how you can gain skills to bring the benefits of this type…

Throughout the summer, dragonflies emerge from their juvenile life stage in freshwater and transform into the fantastic fliers that we see in July. 🐉 🪰 When ready to transform into adults, the larvae crawl out of the water and find a suitable place to emerge from their…

🌱 Little explorers, big adventures. Our sustainable, soft organic cotton kids' t-shirts are great for your mini nature lover. With a variety of designs and colours available, we are sure there's a style they will love 🐞 Shop our eco-friendly clothing today! Visit our website…

🌿 New for summer - walkers wildlife bundle and bee bag! 🐝 July and August are perfect for discovering wildlife on foot — and our summer walkers wildlife bundle is here to help you explore! 🦋🌸🐝 This special set includes six of our popular WildID guides, covering: 🦋…

Are you looking at becoming a mountain leader? 🏔️ Join us for six immersive days in Snowdonia National Park, earning your Mountain Leader Training qualification. Over 60 hours of hands‑on learning in navigation, group management, hazard awareness, weather, expedition skills and…

Learn the art of modern botanicals in watercolour with Sue Bedford 🪷 📅 31st July 📍 Flatford Mill 👉🏻 Visit our website to explore our modern botanicals in watercolour courses. buff.ly/5Ff1aOh This unique workshop explores the style of traditional botanical art with…

To celebrate the launch of the Welsh-specific courses, teachers are invited to two open days next week, focusing on hands-on, enquiry-based geography, we have developed a series of dedicated fieldwork courses specifically designed to support the new geography GCSE Book your…