A Fun Addition to Our Summer Shop
As staff at Field Studies Council we are always looking for bright fun and impactful ways to engage people with nature. In Publications this month our newest idea has been inspired by the vibrant illustrations from our recent guide: Jellyfish and their Allies.
This newest addition was created by Bek Trehern, while undertaking her placement as an intern for the Eco Skills team when commencing her role as Training and Engagement Assistant.
With this guide as our inspiration, we are so pleased to add a Jellyfish t-shirt to our shop, which tick all vegan, eco friendly, organic and fair trade boxes!
We are currently offering the t-shirt and guide introductory bundle for £20 which you can find here. This limited offer will run until they are all sold out and if a successful venture, we will be looking to broaden the range soon. We’d love to hear your feedback!
When you take a good look at the drawings featured in the guide you can’t help but be drawn to the ethereal creatures, They seem a little like aliens from another world, but why have they evolved like this and what are all these different jelly forms called?
I asked Bek to tell us a little background about the jellies, and the making of the guide:
I’ve always had a love of anything marine! I was extremely lucky to spend many of my childhood summers growing up, on holiday in Cornwall, surrounded by beautiful, sweeping coastlines where I could swim in the sea, rock pool with my sister or just explore the world around me. I’ve then been even more fortunate to live in some incredibly diverse marine areas such as the Bahamas and Australia.
When the time came for me to design my own guide on my interests, it was a no-brainer, I knew I had to do something marine focused! I still find it crazy that we know more about space than we do our oceans and that just 5% of the Earth’s oceans have been explored and charted, even though an estimated 80% of all life on Earth is found under its surface!
Jellyfish and their allies are an incredibly misunderstood and diverse group. Many of us have probably seen jellies washed up on the shore, or the anemone blobs in rockpools, but most people don’t dive a little deeper (pun 100% intended). I hope that through this guide people will see that you don’t need to go somewhere tropical to see beautiful species of jellyfish, anemone, or coral; they are in fact right on our doorstep!
Publication Discounts for Centres
All centres can order substantially discounted publications to sell to guests and in centre shops. You can browse the 200+ titles available at the shop, although please don’t place centre orders online, as you won’t be able to get the internal discount that way. Instead just e-mail [email protected] or phone 01952 208910, and let them know the titles and quantities you need.
Centres are eligible for 45% discount on the usual price for fold-out guides, 45% discount on wildlife gifts, 33% discount on AIDGAP books and 30% discount on Royal Entomological Society Handbooks. The unit cannot take orders by sale or return, but since there is no minimum order quantity you do not need to commit to large amounts of stock. Please allow a week for delivery. This summer, publications are also trialling several point-of-sale options, including spinners and counter-top displays. A number of centre shops are already taking part in the trial, but the team are always interested in extending this to others. Please let publications know if you want to be involved.