Field Studies Council (FSC) is an educational charity based in the UK, which offers opportunities for people to learn about and engage with the outdoors. It is established as the Council for the Promotion of Field Studies in 1943. It subsequently became a nationwide provider of outdoor education, delivering opportunities for people of all ages and abilities to discover and explore the environment in many different forms, and has established a network of field centres providing facilities for people wanting to study natural history, ecology and the environment.