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Malham Tarn Field Centre, situated near Malham Tarn in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, North Yorkshire, England. Follow this blog to keep up to date with current goings on at the Tarn.
The centre is run by the Field Studies Council and is popular with both geography and biology students, as well as the wider public. Opened in 1947, the Centre celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2007.Within walking distance of the Centre are famous limestone features including Malham Cove, Gordale Scar and spectacular karst landscapes. The route of the Pennine Way footpath runs very close to the buildings. Nearby habitats include limestone pavement, grazed and ungrazed grassland, woodland and species-rich fen, acid peat pools and stony hill streams. Malham Tarn itself is one of only eight upland alkaline lakes in Europe.

For more information please go to
http://www.field-studies-council.org/malhamtarn/index.aspx




Tuesday 27 September 2011

September

With the return of schools back for the autumn term the centre has been busy again with mainly Geography and Biology A level groups with a few Key Stage 2 and 3 groups. Biology A level groups have been St Edwards, Horsforth, Challenge College, Erymsteds Grammar, King Edward & Queen Mary, Hall Cross, Buttershaws, St Peter's and Dixons Allerton.
Ackworth visited Malham for a day for KS3 Science, Parkside for their GCSE Controlled Assessment, and Lady Lane KS2 Day visit. The University of Cumbria brought their PGCE students and Skegness Grammar students studied for their A2 Geography course. The American School of London brought over 40 year 8 pupils on an Ecology week to the centre.


We have three new members of staff in the Domestic team, and the field centre would like to welcome Steve, Claire and Tom to the team.


Over the summer the education team have been developing new resources, which has included the use of an interactive voting system for students to answer questions with.


Over the next couple of months in the run up to christmas the centre will be fairly busy with many different groups.
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