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Happy National Dog Day 2024

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 […]

Staff rewards and recognition

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 […]

Updated Communications Policy and Guidance

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 […]

Look out for the signs of spring

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 […]

Margam welcomes 80th anniversary competition winners

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 […]

80th Anniversary Events

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 […]

Biodiversity Course Discounts and Offers for Staff

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 […]

Our Ten Year Plan

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 […]