Rivers Field Trip

Rivers Field Trip

18/12/25
Geography
Field Trips

The LC1s went on the annual trip to the beautiful location of Blackpool Brook in the Forest of Dean.

The weather held long enough for our students to gather some excellent data on cross sectional area and velocity for analysis on return to the classroom. Students have learnt about the Drainage Basin characteristics and will present their data to compare the erosion and deposition on straight and meandering sections of the river channel.

This was a fantastic opportunity for the students to carry out group work and experience their academic learning in a real world river. To conclude the term, they will study flooding and the importance of learning about hydrology.

Once the heavens opened, we retreated to the coach and back to College to dry off. Well done to our LC1 classes, some of whom showed great resilience in the face of a welcome rain storm for the UK! 

Mrs Floyd, Teacher of Geography

a girl in a CLC raincoat looks at a geography worksheet on the banks of the river a girl crouches on the bank of a river with a measuring tape and clipboard a girl crouching on a riverbank smiles at camera giving a peace sign one of the pupils stands next to a river with worksheets in hand six pupils and a teacher cross a shallow stream with a log across it as a bridge
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