On Wednesday 18th May we went to the Ayre of Cara to investigate the shoreline. We were accompanied by Anne Bignall who is a ranger for the Scapa Flow Partnership group. We started at the totem pole and followed a map to find some points along the shore, spotting plants and other interesting things as we went.
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| The totem pole |
Some of the plants we found.
Dandelion clocks are everywhere!
The strangest find of the day!
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| A buoy or a helmet? |
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| Bendy seaweed |
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| A bird's egg... |
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| and some whelk eggs! |
We stopped at a wrecked ship and learned all about block ships being used in the war.
When we reached the light station we learned that it was used to watch for German submarines in the war. Everyone thought this beach had been here for a long time and we were surprised to learn that it is only about 70 years old and just started to form when the Churchill Barriers were built.
We walked back along the shoreline, looking for shells as we went.
Now we need to get our seashore books out to do some identifying!
The strangest find of the day!
It looks like you all had alot of fun. Hopefully you learnt some interesting facts to. (Caroline) Louise's mum
ReplyDeletelots of I bet have you learnt alot of things and it is kool things you all found and weird bendy seeweed and I bet it was slimmy.
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