Field Studies
Outdoor Alternative is a well established venue for educational groups on field studies trips with more than 20 years experience of hosting academic groups. Our location in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty provides many interesting and relevant opportunities for the study of the natural environment right on our doorstep. Regular customers include primary schools on activity holidays, secondary schools studying sciences and geography, and Colleges and Universities studying Biology, Geology and Sports Science. We are also used as a study retreat in the winter for A Level students.
Anglesey is a marvellous place for wildlife and landscape. The spectacular coastline has a huge variety of habitats: cliffs, coastal heath, sand dunes, estuaries, rocky & sandy shores. Inland, the island is equally rich with broadleaf woodland & conifer forests, lowland heath, over 60 lakes, and some of the most important wetlands in the UK. Anglesey is great for bird watching, and also is home to some of Britain’s rarest mammals: the red squirrel, water vole and otter. Anglesey is also one of the most important geological sites in the UK, with many different rock types represented – the oldest being ‘Pre-Cambrian’ - over 600 million years old. These rocks were formed as life itself was beginning to evolve on Earth. The importance of Anglesey's natural environment is supported by the fact that over 22000 hectares are classified as an Area of Outstanding Beatuty, there are 60 sites of Special Scientific Interest and 4 National Nature Reserves.
Outdoor Alternative provides quality, affordable accommodation for groups in a non-fussy style which is greatly appreciated by our School, College and University groups. Our bunkhouses have large common room areas which can double as classroom and work areas and storage space for computers and equipment. A digital projector, flipcharts, TV and video are available on request. There are also facilities for internet access. The accommodation is available on a catered and self-catered basis. Our healthy and hearty meals are all freshly prepared on the premises and all dietary requirements are catered for. We provide packed lunches for groups that are active through the day. Academic groups have access to exclusive use of the accommodation.
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