This module is the residential field-class available to first year BSc Geographers, comprising a residential field trip in the UK isles; there is also an online alternative for those unable to attend. Module delivery is via some initial lectures to set the scene. The field class commences with a guided informative walk introduction to the study area. The following four days are a tutor-led introduction to key techniques and skills. The students in four groups rotate through the four activities. The activities may vary, but currently address: topographical survey, long-term environmental change and fluvial flow processes monitoring an upland stream, and geomorphological mapping. The module uses a fieldwork-based problem-solving approach to explore some of the fundamental physical and chemical processes underlying physical geography. It is designed to provide a foundation for fieldwork and other practical Physical Geography modules in the second and third year.