• Chris Knowles

    Chris Knowles is both an ecologist and a consultant field mycologist, carrying out fungus surveys for a variety of clients. He is also an active member of his local fungus group and the recorder for Edinburgh & Lothians.

  • Bishops Wood

    Surrounded by stunning ancient woodland, Field Studies Council Bishops Wood has a unique and sustainable centre building. The grounds are also home to a large pond and several outdoor learning areas with natural wood and willow sculptures.Bishops Wood Centre is one of the National Grid Environmental Education Centres. The Centres…

  • Welcoming school groups this summer

    We are delighted that the DfE advice on school visits is now in line with England’s Roadmap to Recovery. Our centres will be able to…

  • Emma Dwan

    Emma Dwan is the Red Squirrel Officer for Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside Wildlife Trust. The bi-annual monitoring programme that she coordinates through the Merseyside stronghold is the longest-running standardised red squirrel monitoring programme in the UK.

  • Andy Deane

    Andy Deane is a lecturer in Arboriculture and Countryside Management as well as a qualified Tree Inspector. He is also a Lantra and NPTC registered assessor/trainer in chainsaw and related activities with many years’ ‘hands-on’ experience in woodland management.

  • Dan Carpenter

    Dan Carpenter is an ecologist and environmental data scientist. I am interested in using environmental data to support evidence-based decision making. I think good data are the foundations of good decisions and much of my work is about turning good data into evidence to support those decisions.  I have a…

  • Douglas Boyes

    Douglas began recording moths aged 12 and became the youngest ever County Butterfly Recorder aged 15. Since starting teaching moth and butterflies courses in 2014, Douglas has built a reputation as a highly accomplished lepidopterist, being labelled a ‘moth recorder extraordinaire’ by Butterfly Conservation’s Richard Fox. He has provided training…

  • April Windle

    April Windle is a naturalist with a particular interest in lichens. She is currently self-employed and involved in a variety of lichen education and conservation projects, alongside co-chairing the Education & Promotions Committee of the British Lichen Society.  Her previous employment history includes Plantlife International, the Natural History Museum, Exmoor…