It was a wet day for our fieldwork but this did not really matter because we were going to get even wetter - in the river later.
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| Year 10 have started their GCSE Course Study looking at human impact on the Upper Talybont Valley. A key part of this was a field visit to the area including outdoor pursuits activities. |
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They took measurements of footpath erosion using tape measures and rulers. With the data they could investigate questions such as whether erosion decreased with increasing distance from car parks or whether the rock type influenced the amount of erosion. | |
| Here the footpath is rocky and
steep close beside the stream. The tall trees constrain people's routes
and so the path is narrow but quite deep. You can see the sandstone
boulders and the red sandy soil.
It was a wet day for our fieldwork but this did not really matter because we were going to get even wetter - in the river later. |
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Here are the intrepid Year 10 group standing under the waterfall - getting wet. | |
| Miss Pinder gets her revenge. She launches Kieran (and everyone else one by one) over the waterfall chute. Splash! You know when you have been 'tangoed' in cold stream water.. |
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'Follow me - the water is lovely - its not cold - honest'. Can you ever trust a teacher's word again? Shocking. | |
| June 2003 | Page by Mr. N | |
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