10th April 2025
Mark Castle is sending weekly messages to all staff via email. Catch up with the latest message and any previous ones in the PDF’s below.
28th August 2024
Jeff has been a trustee since 2018 and was elected Chair of the Board in July. He had a long career in Commercial Finance including some very senior roles. He then managed to pursue a dream to study ecology. He’ll be out and about visiting centres and teams in the coming months, but we caught […]
26th August 2024
National Dog Day – August 26th 2024 National Dog Day began back in 2004 as a way of raising awareness of the number of dogs in rescue centres still looking for their forever homes. Millions of dogs find themselves without a home due to a number of different reasons, but National Dog Day aims to […]
19th August 2024
This section of our staff news website is dedicated to sharing news of staff member’s hard work and dedication. It will also showcase how that hard work has been rewarded and recognised. Castle Head July 2024 The team at Castle Head went out for an end-of season afternoon tea to celebrate everyone’s hard work and […]
28th June 2024
One of the Senior Leadership Team’s actions for 2023 was to review and implement a communication strategy. A year on, it has just been updated to reflect some changes including the introduction of the weekly Managers’ Briefing and some tips on good cascade briefings. We already have an Internal Communication Protocol which has a focus on significant […]
10th January 2024
That first snowdrop, a tiny bud on a tree or a dragonfly whizzing past are all signs that spring is on the way. We have teamed up with the Royal Society of Biology (RSB) to create a new interactive project which will allow nature lovers across the country to chart the arrival of the new […]
1st November 2023
To help us celebrate the Field Studies Council’s 80th anniversary our Discovery Centre in Margam Park ran a competition offering two Welsh primary schools an exciting opportunity for their yr 4 or 5 to stay with us for a free two-night residential visit. To be in with a chance to win, all they needed to […]
27th September 2023
It’s been fantastic to see how staff at centres are celebrating our 80th Anniversary year. From picnics and team-building games to some very impressive-looking cakes, it’s great to see everyone coming together to celebrate such a milestone. Amersham The team at Amersham enjoyed a celebratory lunch which included homemade cakes. The team managed a game […]
20th July 2023
We are a small remote team developing and delivering adult natural history courses for the Field Studies Council. We host courses at centres, external venues and online. We are keen to ask for your assistance with our courses and may have a few opportunities that you would like to get involved in. All Staff The […]
10th January 2023
I was pleased to be able to share with you all our Ten Year Plan during the autumn. In the plan we have taken stock of our post pandemic situation and set out how this charity can move forward into the future. If you haven’t done so already or if you are new to […]