Geographers go to Epping Forest 27th Sept 

Despite the heavy rain first thing in the morning the intrepid Year 11 geographers set off for the field studies centre in High Beech, Epping Forest.

The purpose of the day was to show students how river characteristics change as you move down stream. It was a chance for students to get very ‘hands on’ with the geography of rivers. We spent a few hours in the morning devising hypotheses that we were going to investigate in the afternoon. After lunch we set off for Loughton Brook, you won’t be surprised but it was the most water I have ever seen in that river (and I’ve been going for many, many years!). Students then spent several hours wading in streams, measuring width, depth and velocity. They will use this data to test out their hypotheses in the classroom.

All of the students worked hard and were focused. It was a pleasure to be with them and they were a credit to St Mary’s.

Miss Douglas