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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




Monday, 29 July 2013

Do you value the work of the FSC and fieldwork?

Can we count on you? By signing up to become a registered FSC supporter you are simply confirming you value FSC’s mission and how it tries to achieve it.

FSC will use the total number of supporters as evidence when lobbying government and making representations to further its mission. Our priorities for 2013 are shown below.

How do I sign up?

http://www.field-studies-council.org/supporting-us/supporting-fsc.aspx
Enter your name and email address in the boxes and click sign up. You will then be sent a confirmation email welcoming you. If you have not already signed up with FSC  e.g. to receive the email newsletter you will have to click on the link within the email to complete the sign-up process.

By becoming an FSC supporter you are showing your support and approval of our work to protect and build the inspirational activities and outdoor visits for which the FSC is renowned. FSC will use the total number of supporters as evidence when lobbying government and making representations to further its mission.
Our priorities in 2013 will be
  • to ensure that the big changes in school exams, funding for poorer children and teacher training don’t prevent young people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds to experience the outside world.
  • widening opportunities, for example by continuing to take a lead in developing fieldwork in our town and cities and working towards fulfilling our vision to develop the world’s first inner city residential field centre in the Olympic Park.
  • lobbying hard to make sure all of this happens.
But the inspirational outdoor experiences in our iconic centres and stunning locations will remain at the heart of what we do.