The trip will end with a project which you will design and conduct while in Spain. There is plenty of opportunity to tailor your project to your own interests, and students have in the past successfully completed projects on broad range of subjects including:
- Diurnal behaviour of beetles.
- Effect of invasive species on native flora and fauna.
- Variation in pollinator visits to diverse floral taxa.
- Association between parasitic plants and their hosts.
The area of the field course allows you to see some of the specialities of the Mediterranean ecozone including European Chameleon, a wide selection of Fabaceae, birds including White Stork and Bee-eater and butterflies and moths including Spanish Festoon and Emperor Moth
Trip information
When: April in the second semester of first year
Where: Zahara de los Atunes, Andalcia, Spain
Length: 9 days and 8 nights (residential)
Accommodation: Shared rooms in a hotel in Zahara
Food: Breakfast and dinner provided by the hotel. Make your own packed lunch each day or grab lunch in a local tapas restaurant. Vegetarian and vegan options available.