Research & Conference Facilities

The Freshwater Biological Association manages a wide variety of research facilities for field and laboratory work at its sites in Dorset and Cumbria, including:

  Laboratories

  Aquarium complex

  Fluvarium

  Hatchery

  Experimental stream channels

  Electron microscope suite

  Lowland chalk river

  Lakes and tarns

  Meadow, fen and carr

  Conference suite

  Office facilities

  Technical and administrative support

All of the FBA facilities are available for hire for long-term or short-term projects. Technical and administrative support is available as required and access to office and IT equipment can be provided.

Its two dedicated sites at East Stoke, Dorset (The River Laboratory), and Windermere are supported by long-term datasets and specialist libraries, containing a large volume of published information, grey literature and unpublished documents, many relating to local field sites. Each site has a large conference room and smaller break out rooms and can offer on-site catering facilities.

For more details,click on the links to the left of this page.