December ’21 in a nutshell

Gardening & other winter projects

HEP training at Millport – Week 2

Sunset over Kames Bay The start of our final week began with an introduction to field work, which gave me an opportunity to learn something new and practice skills I developed at Brighton. We started with pond dipping, our favourite observations had to be the common newt and the greater water boats men. Then we…

HEP Training at Millport

Arriving to the island of Great Cumbrae by the ferry and a short bus journey, with tall sandstone cliffs covered with ferns to the left and a calm Scottish sea channel to the right of me, brought me to my home away from home for the next two weeks. And with that I arrived at…

An Unforgettable Placement Experience

By Mika Thomas How illustriously can one truly describe or express the immeasurable breadth of experiences earned and versed at a place of such beauty and opportunity?. In my opinion, no amount of words or expressions can ever accurately portray or explain the most astonishing and unforgettable placement experience that I have ever had or…

Experience as a Volunteer Placement Student at FSC Millport

By Lorraine (7 Month HEP) I began my 6 month placement with FSC Millport as part of my Marine Biology and Coastal Ecolgy Degree at Plymouth University, back at the beginning of February when the world was (Unexpectedly) a very different place. A lot has happened over the course of my placement, with a lot…

My FSC Millport Placement Experience

By Luke I came to Cumbrae on a year long placement as part of my geography and ocean science degree at the University of Plymouth. I traveled up to Scotland at the end of August to begin my placement year at FSC Millport, starting by traveling down to FSC Malham Tarn to complete safety week,…

My Experience as a Higher Education Placement at FSC Millport

By Bethany Brooks Last September I took a big step in my university career – I took a year out to gain some work experience at the Field Studies Council. I’m a Marine Biology student at the University of Exeter, and I’ve wanted to get into teaching for a while now. Getting some teaching experience…

My experience as a Higher Education Placement student!

By Rosie In August 2019 I started my placement year at FSC Millport without much of an idea of what I would be getting up to! I am currently on a placement year as part of my Environmental Science degree with the University of Exeter. I was born in Bermuda, then moved to Geneva, Switzerland…

My Year as a Higher Education Placement Student at FSC Millport

BY LOWENNA HAWKEY 12 months ago I moved to the Isle of Cumbrae to begin my placement year at FSC Millport. When I arrived for my first day I had no idea what a year I was in for! The sheer variety of work that a placement does means every day is different and presents…