Mammal tracks and signs: author interview
Dan Puplett has just written and illustrated the new WildID fold-out guide to Mammal tracks and signs. Here Dan answers our questions about the guide…
Big Garden Birdwatch — Stay Involved With Wildlife Recording
As many of you will know, last weekend saw the return of the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch! This is an annual citizen…
NVC Winter Habitat Survey – A Day In The Life of a Course Participant
A guest blog by Chelsea Boden, a Higher Education Placement Student with the Field Studies Council It’s always great to hear from our course participants,…
Natural History Illustration and Life-long Learning (Guest blog from Lizzie Harper)
I’m Lizzie Harper, a freelance natural history and botanical illustrator. I draw and paint a wide range of different species for publishers,…
Delving in Deep
– Learning about Marine Mammals Blog by Rachel Davies The natural world is fascinating, and with so much variation, it is difficult not…
Identifying Summer Birds in Snowdonia National Park
Ever wondered what it’s like to attend one of our natural history courses? Sarah, from our Marketing Team, tagged along on the ‘Identifying Summer Birds…
Top 5 Wildlife to Spot in August
August is a great month for being outdoors, so whether you’re barbecuing, sunbathing or going for a walk, here are five kinds of wildlife…
The Big Butterfly Count 2022
Will you be taking part in Butterfly Conservation’s Big Butterfly Count 2022? Between the 15th July and 7th August, this citizen science project aims to…
Creating a Wildlife Garden
Guest Blog – Jacinta Walton THe Garden before the tranformation If you have ever wondered where to start when creating your own garden for wildlife,…
Identifying Spring Birds in Shropshire with Higher Education Students
Each summer we offer students looking for the opportunity to take up work experience, the chance to be involved with life at Field Studies Council.