Well from last monday to friday I was on a residential trip with my Biology class to Grinton Lodge in Swaledale, well Geography went too but I don't take that.
We went up in the minibus, stopped off for dinner at Richmond... the fish wasn't that good, but the chips were good. Then we set off again towards Grinton, stopping off once more at 'Eddys Bridge' for prelimenary work.
From here we set off again for a look at the local history, mainly comprised of the lead mining industry.
Anyway, the majority of the trip was spent doing research and investigations on the River Swale. On the day before we left we did our main investigation, involving a 20 metre transect across the river and taking note of the water depth, pH, oxygen content (125%? How? Supersturation means nothing to me.)
Well, it was fun, I found 2 fossils and 3 peies of evidence for narrow gauge railways and on the last night we went to the pub. I lost all my money at poker... got sunburnt and bitten to death by midges...
Ooh, what Narrow Gauge stuff did you find?
ReplyDeleteSounds like fun :D
Only some peices of track, 2 next to 2 sections of the river. And one stretch being used as a cattle grid.
ReplyDeleteI did see some interesting buildings, however I was in the minibus at the time and didn't get a good look.
Oh, that's a pity. It sounds pretty good though, wish the long gone railways near me were that easy to find, locate and find remains of.
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