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Published: 4th April 2025
New centre manager brings passion for outdoor learning to Surrey field studies centre
A former air cadet who discovered her love of the outdoors through adventure training has been appointed as the new centre manager at the Field Studies Council's Juniper Hall in Surrey. Sarah Wyper, who is originally from Biggar in Scotland, has taken up the post after working as the centre's…
Published: 31st July 2024
UK citizen scientists make important contribution to biodiversity data
Citizen scientists young and old have made a significant and important contribution to a new data set which will be used to track changes in UK biodiversity. More than 3,700 individual submissions were made to the Signs of Spring Survey launched for the first time in 2024 by leading Shropshire…
Published: 24th July 2024
Nathan returns to his Suffolk roots to lead environmental education centre
After working overseas for most of his adult life Nathan Whittaker has returned to his homeland of Suffolk to lead an environmental education centre. Nathan, who grew up in the Gipping Valley but has lived in East Asia since early on in his career, has taken up the role of centre manager at Flatford…
Published: 15th May 2024
Young environmentalists wanted for 2024 Darwin Scholarship
A UK scholarship designed to help young people learn a range of environmental skills and explore future career opportunities in the natural world is open for applications. The Field Studies Council is looking for 75 young people aged 16 to 25 to take part in its 2024 Young Darwin Scholarship…
Published: 3rd May 2024
UK charity helps teachers plan school trips for children with hearing loss
The UK’s leading environmental education charity is sharing some top tips during Deaf Awareness Week 2024 (May 6-12) to help teachers improve outdoor residential experiences for school children with hearing impairments. The advice comes from the Field Studies Council – a charity dedicated to…
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Published: 17th April 2024
New high-tech app to streamline woodland surveys for landowners
A newly launched high-tech online application is set to transform the way landowners, managers and ecologists across the UK carry out woodland surveys. The new Woodland Condition Assessment (WCA) App has been developed jointly by the Field Studies Council, Forestry Commission and Sylva Foundation as…
