Derrygonnelly Field Centre Is An Outdoor Classroom
The Field Studies Centre is located on the Tir Navar property. There are
accommodations for 60 people. There
are also four spacious workrooms, Internet facilities, a drying room, shop, and a laboratory.
An excellent variety of habitats are
within easy reach of the centre including
rocky shores, freshwater, sand dunes,
rivers, bog and heathland, as well as
carboniferous limestone, shale,
intrusive igneous rocks, and glacial
deposits. There is also the opportunity
to study rural and urban environments. Check the website
www.field-studies-council.org/derrygonnelly
for “Outdoor Classroom for Ireland.”
Leisure and professional training courses
are offered to individuals and families and
professionals through the Field Studies
Council. These courses cover virtually every aspect of learning about the countryside, its wildlife, and its environment.
The Field Studies Council is an environmental education charity committed to helping people understand
and be inspired by the natural world.
