Year 3: African Ecology Field Course, South Africa

This exciting optional field course is based at the Shamwari Game Reserve in the Eastern Cape of South Africa and is available for those studying Biology, Ecology and Conservation Biology or Zoology.

This area offers different types of habitat and a large number of diverse species of animals and plants alike, with many species that are unique to this location.

It is rich in plants, birds and mammals (including the ‘big five’ – elephant, rhino, buffalo, lion and leopard).

Group projects designed by the students centre on the theme of a ‘landscape of fear’, and there are also guest lectures by local experts, a bird diary to complete, night drives in safari vehicles and a boat trip to watch birds and sometimes even whales.