Magilligan Field Centre - Education Authority

Students and young people come to Magilligan Field Centre (MFC) to learn about their local environment, bio-diversity/geo-diversity/sustainable development.

It is located in Binevenagh Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) , one of the most varied and unspoilt parts of the coast of Northern Ireland. The immediate area includes contrasts between upland environments on the basalt escarpment and a coastal lowland with extensive sand dunes. MFC has access to a wide range of high quality habitats providing suitable and safe fieldwork study opportunities.

MFC staff facilitate and provide support for teachers and students in the delivery of outdoor education programmes with a primary focus on field study investigations. These are delivered across a range of subject areas, in a variety of settings and to a range of age groups from pre-school children to adult learners. Programmes are run on a day or residential visit.

MFC facilities are also available as a venue for training, meetings and conferences.

The centre is within comfortable driving distance of the North Antrim coast, Rathlin Island and the Sperrin Mountains. A regular ferry service from Magilligan Point also provides easy access to the Inishowen Peninsula of Co Donegal. Bellarena train station is conveniently located close to the Centre and is served by an hourly train service on the Belfast to Derry/Londonderry line.

For enquiries contact centre staff by email :-

michael.cross@eani.org.uk (Advisory Teacher, Field Studies)

natalie.mclucas@eani.org.uk (Advisory Teacher, Field Studies)

barbara.moore@eani.org.uk (MFC Admin Support)

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