JOHN MUIR AWARD

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JOHN MUIR AWARD
With Year 8 Haltwhistle Campus
Lookwide UK
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WHERE WE WENTby Ilona, Sam and Abbie
Tipalt Burn and Thirlwall Castle
Bonnyrigg Hall
Cawfields
Greenlea Lough
Peat Bog at Steel Rigg
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Bonnyrigg Hall..!
Chopping and burning Rhododendron!
(conservation task)
Skills!
Communication, Teamwork, Motivation, Confidence, R
esponsibility.
Learning To Be Safe With Saws And Loppers..!
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CAWFIELDS
skills
Exploring the environment
Cooking
Photography

• Communication
• Team work
• Planning
• Organisation
• Confidence
• Responsibility

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STEEL RIGG

• Survey Conservation
• PH
• Peat Depth
• Plant Species

SKILLS

• Communication
• Team work
• Planning
• Confidence
• Responsibility

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Greenhead
Tipalt Burn Walk!
Exploring the environment
SKILLS!
Photography
Communication, Teamwork, Organisation, Motivation.
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Discovery

• By Dion, Jake Matty

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Plants

• When we went in the countryside we saw a
  different variety of plants like fungi, mosses,
  lichen, cranberry, bog myrtle, ferns, heather,
  sphagnum moss, oak trees and many more.

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Animals

• We saw lots of different animals like roe
  deer, swan, hare, crow, cow, dead moles, sheep,
  bull, turkey, peacock, duck, robin and kestrel.

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Natural features

• There have been lots of natural features such as
  rivers, a lake, peat bogs, a cave, oak trees,
  forests and more.

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Man Made Features

• We have seen a lot of man made features, here
  are some examples Plantation, Thirlwall castle,
  a croft, a hide and the Roman wall.

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Exploring
By Kate and Billy and Craig
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Cooking

• We have cooked different things on a trangia. A
  trangia is a small like cooker you have with this
  2 bowls and a pan. We cooked Bacon, pasta and hot
  drinks. We used methlyted spirits as fuel.

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Bird watching

• We visited Greenlea Lough and saw swans when we
  were going back to the van. Also we seen hares
  when we were going to the bird hide, kestrels,
  and on the lake in the summer different birds lay
  their own eggs and otters steel their eggs.

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Working in peat bogs
We walked through wind rain and sun. we
eventually got there and met rangers from the
Northumberland National Park. We reached where we
were going and split into 4 groups - we did
different actives. Like making a square with
sticks and we looked inside to investigate which
plants were growing in different ways.
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I enjoyed seeing the deer. Daniel and Billy
Cutting the rhododendron bushes was hard work but
fun. Matthew and Shaun
I didnt like getting cold and wet at Greenlea
Lough. Kate, Craig and Dion
feeling thoughts
I liked exploring the castle but didnt enjoy the
long walk.. Sam
I enjoyed cooking pasta and bacon sandwiches.
Jake and Owen
We have learnt about helping others and having a
positive attitude. Craig, Billy and Kate
I didnt enjoy getting chased by turkeys. Ilona
and Abbie
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What We Have Learnt

• By Owen, Shaun, Daniel

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• Location steel rig.
• Skills we learnt was communication, team work,
  confidence, responsibility and negotiation.
• We learnt what peat is its basically 3000 year
  old squashed plants.
• We dug holes for water samples and took pH scales.

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Cutting back Rhododendron

• Location Bonnyrigg hall
• We used hacksaws and loppers to cut it down.
• We put them in a fire to dispose of them.
• We learnt that they come from the Himalayas.
• Their oily leaves stop other plants growing.

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• Hypothermia is when you are too cold.
• Hyperthermia is when you are too hot.
• You need to be prepared because the weather will
  change fast and you could die of hypothermia.
• Be prepared and keep wrapped up.
• Take suitable clothing.

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Access Conservation in Northumberland National
Park

• Rangers get paid to run the park.
• Volunteer wardens also help in the park. They
  make stiles, fencing and boardwalks.
• The bird hide boardwalk saves the peat bog and
  helps people to cross the bog.