Mark O’Connor has been delivering Outdoor Education and Training programmes across the island of Ireland for over 12 years and has been with the Field Studies Council since January 2017. Mark’s teaching style is very much participant focused, with an emphasis on discovery learning through exploration and enjoyment.
Join us as we explore the wildlife found in your local patch. Search for small mammals, use nets to dip for invertebrates in the pond and find out about the plants and animals that make up our woodland ecosystem, and what you can do to help wildlife in your local…
This series of walks will explore the wildflowers and habitat of Regent’s Park. Participants will be introduced the basics of examining (including the use of hand lenses) and appreciating the wild and garden plants growing in the park. Mark will also introduce the basics of wildlife recording and the…
This module introduces the award to children and forms a basis on which to progress through the award. Each child should be challenged in their thinking and taking part in the award will develop an understanding of, and responsibility for, a chosen wild place or places. If you would…
Join Marion Sidebottom at Epping Forest and discover how you can create beautiful autumnal prints on our Autumn Leaves Printmaking (Gelli-Plate) course.Create colourful layered prints of Autumn leaves using a Gelli printing plate, acrylic paints, and real leaves. You will create positive & negative prints combined with stencils, paper…
Amy is a wildlife enthusiast and educator with a background in marine biology and seabird conservation and monitoring. She spent several years working in wildlife conservation, raising awareness to protect coastal habitats from Aberdeen to the Solent, before becoming an educator at Field Studies Council. Now based at Field Studies…
Rob Dudley has lived and worked in Devon since completing his degree in Fine Art at Exeter College of Art in 1980. The landscape has always been a starting point for much of Rob’s work. Finding the variety of landscapes in Devon particularly inspiring, he spends a great deal of…
Nicky Hunter is well known for her signature large scale contemporary watercolour floral paintings, but equally inspired by a range of subjects, aiming to capture them in a vibrant impressionistic style. Exploring the transparent and lucid qualities of watercolour whilst keeping colours clear and bright are key elements in Nicky’s…
On this stained glass Christmas angel course you will learn how to create up to two of your own stained glass angels, from a pre-drawn design. Each angel will be 15cm tall. You can then hang them on a wall as a decoration or in a window as a suncatcher. This…
If you’d like to develop your printmaking skills, join us for Further Printmaking with Sue Wieck.This course is a follow-up for people who have previously attended the Simple Printmaking workshops. This workshop aims to develop, perfect and refine your printmaking skills already learned, by focusing more on Lino block…