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P6 go to Roamers part 5
Theme 5: Spirit WorldsWe designed and drew our tree spirits on pieces of slate and drew cave style paintings of something we enjoyed at Roamer’s wood or something in the wilderness.We toasted marshmallows and ate biscuits, popcorn and blueberries.We did a scavenger hunt. We had to find stuff you find in the woods such as…
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P6 go to Roamers part 4
Theme 4: Tracking and HuntingSession four was about tracking. We were working in our clans.-We built trails using the symbols we had created in class for other clans to follow.-we identified animal foot prints.-we followed another Clan’s trial using a key they had created and found our prizes, then ate them (yum yum)-we found out…
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P6 go to Roamers part 3
The main activity of this session was to build waterproof shelters. We did this in our clans.The other small activities we did were; baking bread on a fire, cooking popcorn and testing the how waterproof our shelters were. To do this we poured water from a watering can on them.I enjoyed eating bread and sitting…
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P6 go to Roamers (part 2)
Session 2: The Woodland SupermarketThe theme for our outdoor learning was the woodland supermarket and we learnt about some ways they made materials back in Torak’s time.There were three stations:Station one – we were squeezing apples to make apple juice.Station two – we were using nettles. We used the leaves to make nettle soup and…
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P6 go to Roamers part 1
We made clans and named them after trees in Roamer’s Wood and then we learned about our clan’s tree.Next we went up to the tree alphabet and learnt all about the solar and lunar calendar and how trees relate to it.After that we got into our clans and shared the facts we learned about our…
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Many bugs make healthy soil!- sampling soil microbial communities in Roamers Wood
Progress on the development of Roamers Wood is coming along nicely, with 5000 trees already planted as well as a variety of bushes, plants and flowers planted more recently with help from WLPS pupils. The latest school visit consisted of a number of activities centred on biology, ecology and the environment, and one of the…
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WLPS visits Roamers
In late April, the P4, P5, P6, and P7 year groups each visited Roamers for half a day of outdoor activities. After a cold start, most classes experienced lovely sunny weather. We were all amazed at the transformation to Roamers by the 5000 trees that have been planted since our last school visit in October…
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WLPS has a tree nursery!
March 2023 In late February, we held a ‘big dig day’ at WLPS and invited our parents, carers, and community members to help us prepare for the next growing season. One of the main tasks was to create a tree nursery so we can grow trees from seeds and tiny saplings until they are big…
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Introducing Roamers
What is Roamers?Sustainable West Linton and District Charity (SWLD) is creating a community woodland, called Roamers Wood, for the benefit of the community and future generations. This opportunity has arisen through a generous local benefactor granting the community a long-term lease on the land, with SWLD custodianship. What is planned for Roamers?Roamers will provide a…
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Welcome to ROAMERS WOOD WEBSITE
A place where you can: See all the new and exciting things going on in Roamers Get more info about this AMAZING project ! As well as learning more about the fabulous nature around us