In their reflection session Oak group had said that they were keen to do some more tool work and some tracking. We decided to combine both into a session making tracking sticks. A tracking stick can be use to measure the width, depth, length and stride distance between tracks.
As we had had a good downpour overnight, we were confident that we would find some good tracks on the muddy woodland paths. Either side of the bridleway is lined with historically coppiced hazel trees. The children inspected the trees and picked out some suitably straight rods to harvest with a pruning saw.
Next they used loppers and secateurs to remove the side branches and peelers and knives to strip the bark from the rods. Then they added three rubber bands which could be moved up and down the stick to gain the length, width and stride of the track.
On our way out of the wood, Luke spotted some interesting tracks. He noted that they looked fresh as they were still wet and squishy. He believed the shape of them and overlapping nature indicated that they were the tracks of a pig. We know that there are pigs living in the lodge at the entrance to the wood.
On heading out with Holly group in the afternoon, Luke's suspicions were confirmed as we came across two pigs foraging for acorns on the bridleway.
As we had had a good downpour overnight, we were confident that we would find some good tracks on the muddy woodland paths. Either side of the bridleway is lined with historically coppiced hazel trees. The children inspected the trees and picked out some suitably straight rods to harvest with a pruning saw.
Next they used loppers and secateurs to remove the side branches and peelers and knives to strip the bark from the rods. Then they added three rubber bands which could be moved up and down the stick to gain the length, width and stride of the track.
On our way out of the wood, Luke spotted some interesting tracks. He noted that they looked fresh as they were still wet and squishy. He believed the shape of them and overlapping nature indicated that they were the tracks of a pig. We know that there are pigs living in the lodge at the entrance to the wood.
On heading out with Holly group in the afternoon, Luke's suspicions were confirmed as we came across two pigs foraging for acorns on the bridleway.
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