Local field excursions

Nestled between the Lake District World Heritage Site, Yorkshire Dales National Park, Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty and nearby to major cities such as Manchester, Lancaster is ideally placed to study ecological, environmental, geographical and socioeconomic processes.

  • Blackpool Zoo

    Learn about conservation efforts and how conservation priorities are determined in a visit to Blackpool Zoo in your first year.

  • Kingsdale

    Develop your glaciology field skills during a first-year trip to Kingsdale in the local Yorkshire Dales.

  • Heysham

    Unravel the geological history of the area and learn geoscience techniques as part of a second-year module at the Heysham coastline.

  • Blackpool Sea Life Centre

    In second or third year, get the opportunity to explore the development of vertebrates, or the ecology of the coral reef at Blackpool Sea Life Centre.

  • Morecambe Bay

    Explore the ecology and biology of the local area with a trip to Morecambe Bay.

  • Museum of Science and Industry

    Discover the links between fossil fuels and the Industrial Revolution and their impacts on our climate during a third-year trip to the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester.

  • Manchester and Salford

    Critically explore how the physical infrastructure of Salford and Manchester is experienced by different groups of people.

  • Lancaster Water Treatment Works

    Learn first-hand how and why wastewater is treated before being released into the environment during a third-year trip to the local treatment works. Photo from Google Maps.

  • Lake Windemere

    Get hands-on experience examining aquatic environments in the Lake District's Lake Windemere.

  • White Scar Caves

    A fieldtrip to gauge stream-flow in White Scar Cave and a number of laboratory practical sessions will help you to relate the hydrological theory to the solution of real-world environmental problems.

Available on the following degrees

Geography

Geography with other subjects

Physical Geography

Human Geography

Earth and Environmental Sciences

Environmental Sciences

Biology

Ecology and Conservation

Zoology

Disclaimer

Please note that the capacity of residential field courses is limited and that there may be a selection process for these modules, so you may not be guaranteed a place on all modules.