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Field Studies Council - Margam Discovery Centre

We are Field Studies Council, an environmental charity and leaders in outdoor education. We want to inspire your pupils with innovative teaching, and explore diverse learning environments together, to encourage them to care for our natural world.

Margam Discovery Centre is a state of the art, low carbon footprint building situated within Margam Park, an 850-acre country estate with approximately 600 deer, including the rare Pere David deer. It is also one of Wales’ richest bat locations nestling on the narrow coastal plain and southern slopes of Mynydd Margam.

The Centre is just off the M4 between Swansea and Cardiff and has easy access to the Gower ANOB, a few miles to the west. The Heritage Coast is to the east and Brecon Beacons to the north, as well as access to the diverse and varied landscape of Margam Park. The surrounding area offers a range of ecosystems from freshwater ponds and streams to mixed woodland and grassland.

Each year over 3,000 school groups, from key stage 1 to university level, visit our centres for geography or science (biology) fieldwork, cross-curricular environmental activity courses, plus outdoor adventure.

Let our education team help transform your classroom theory into real subject knowledge, and harness the adventure found in nature, through hands-on experiences. We live and breathe outdoor education, and want to share our passion with your pupils.