Our trip to the river!

Our topic work this term has been about rivers and we visited the river Witham at Hougham today.  Thanks Lucy for drawing us a map!  We were armed with nets and buckets and were very excited!

The view from over the river.

 

 

I stood on the bridge over the weir to get a better view!

 

 

Whose turn is it next to use the net?

 

 

We've caught a lobster! 

Actually it was a crayfish.  We also caught a stickleback, a caddis fly larvae, several water snails and some other as yet unidentified creatures.

 

We played 'pooh' sticks on the bridge and Mrs Marshall saw a Kingfisher

- the highlight of her afternoon!!!

 

Although the children were enthusiastic they were extremely well behaved and followed the health and safety instructions as well as making sure all gates were closed.