This field trip is particularly suitable for newcomers to the Wetland. It starts with a 20 minute Power Point presentation with an emphasis on ‘What is a wetland and how different plants and animals work together to form this ecosystem’. After the presentation the children are divided into smaller groups to explore the Wetland. At the hedgerow the children are introduced to the different plants and animals that live in a hedgerow. Due to time constraints the children will not catch insects themselves,
but will be given the opportunity to look at pre-collected insects. A brief visit to the bird hide and a walk through the Wetland then follow. During the walk the children are encouraged to use their senses to discover the sights, sounds and smells of nature. The walk ends at the pond where different water plants will be pointed out. Again due to time constraints the children will unfortunately
not dip the pond themselves, but will have the opportunity to watch pre-caught pond creatures in fish tanks and will try to identify them themselves using pond-dials and keys. Although this field trip gives only a broad overview of what the Wetland has to offer, the children still have enough time to explore and discover many interesting facts for themselves. A short snack break will be given half way through

Duration of field trip: 2-2.5 hours