Woodstone Learning Key Courses

Woodstone Learning, Rossett House, Chapel Lane, Kirkby Thore, Cumbria, CA10 1UH

www.woodstonelearning.co.uk | 017683 62122 | [email protected]

Educational Visits to

the Lake District

Geography A-Level, GCSE

and KS3 Field Studies,

Environmental Education and

Green Woodworking

Workshops

Field Studies: Physical Geography

Glaciation

A-Level, Scottish Highers, GCSE, KS3

Available as a standard day or day plus evening follow-up

Students develop and apply their understanding of the processes and interactions at work in the formation of erosional and

depositional features in a glaciated landscape and investigate land use conflicts between different user groups. Using a range of

skills including mapping, annotation, clast analysis and field sketches, students are encouraged to develop enquiry skills to

identify, describe and explain glacial features and complete a matrix investigating conflicts of land use in a glaciated landscape.

Choice of Locations:

Easedale from Grasmere: Walking from the honeypot village of Grasmere, we enjoy a 5 mile circular walk via Sour Milk Gill to

Easedale Tarn. Features include a stunning U-shape valley, truncated spurs, a roche moutonnée, hanging valley, corrie, tarn, misfit

stream, erratic and kettle hole.

Northern Lake District: Exploring the fascinating glacial history of the northern Lake District, we use till analysis and

geomorphological mapping to investigate features including an esker, moraines, crag and tail and drumlins.

Rivers

GCSE, KS3, KS2

Available as a half day, standard day or day plus evening follow-up

Students measure river characteristics such as width, depth, velocity, bedload size and shape, gradient and wetted perimeter and use qualitative methods such as field sketches and annotated photos at multiple sites on the long profile of a river to investigate changes downstream. Features such as meanders, river cliffs and point bars will also be investigated. Data gathered in the field can then be used to calculate hydraulic radius and discharge and display cross profiles.


Keskadale Beck: Located near Newlands Pass, it is a

7km easily accessible stretch of river located in a U-

shape valley with fantastic meanders and a waterfall.

Troutbeck: Located within walking distance of Grasmere in the heart of

the Lake District, Troutbeck is a steep upland stream with amazing views

over Grasmere and Rydal Water.

Coasts



Students develop and apply their understanding of coastal processes, coastal

landforms and coastal management strategies and learn the skills required to carry

out a range of coastal investigations. Depending on the location, skills include

sediment analysis (lithology, size and shape), measuring beach profiles, evaluating

coastal defences using bipolar scales, annotated field sketches and photos, cliff

profiles and mapping techniques.


St Bees: Located on the west coast of Cumbria, St Bees has a beautiful sandy beach

backed by shingle and is managed with a coastal wall and groynes, making it an

ideal location to study the effect of longshore drift and coastal management. Behind

the beach lies a caravan site, which experiences regular coastal flooding and a café

perched on a subsiding cliff.

Morecambe: The seaside resort of Morecambe regularly experiences coastal

flooding and has a wide range of coastal defences. It is a great location to

investigate the effectiveness of these defences and to carry out beach profiles at

contrasting locations along the seafront to Hest Bank.

Field Studies: Human Geography

Changing Place



Students investigate the changing built characteristics and the demographic, socio-economic and cultural

profile of a settlement in the Lake District. Using a wide range of investigative skills in human geography

students evaluate these techniques and gain a greater understanding of place perception and the flow of

people, resources and ideas.


Keswick: Exploring the popular tourist town

in the North of the Lake District, we focus on

its cultural geographies looking at

perceptions of place and investigate retail

change and the changing demographic and

socio-economic profile of the town.

Grasmere: Situated in the heart of the Lake District

surrounded by stunning landscapes, Grasmere has a rich

cultural heritage. With threats and opportunities from

tourism, the village has undergone huge changes in its

identity. Explore this fascinating settlement, once home

to William Wordsworth, to investigate changes in its

demographic profile and built characteristics and

consider how the World Heritage status will affect this

once quiet farming settlement.

Rural Economic Change, Rebranding and Regeneration


With the decline in farming and mining, rural communities, businesses, tourism organisations and local government have looked to rebrand and regenerate the area. One such strategy in the Lake District is the Adventure Capital. Students will investigate how sites such as Whinlatter Forest and Honister Slate Mine fit into this strategy and the effect these have had on employment and services.

Location:

Borrowdale: Stunningly beautiful valley with Honister Slate

Mine which has rebranded itself as a destination for adventure

junkies with via ferrata and a proposed zip wire. Whinlatter

Forest has diversified into ecotourism with the Osprey Project

and the Altura branded mountain bike trail.

Green Woodworking

Wooden Swords

Ages 8 upwards

Available as a 1 hour workshop or 3 sessions per half day

Experience using traditional green woodworking skills to make a fine wooden sword from birch. Learn

about the different qualities of wood, how the wood is coppiced to be produced sustainably and how to

use tools safely. You will work in small groups on shaving horses to sculpt your wooden swords using a

draw knife.


Rheged: Visit us in our workshop in Rheged on the outskirts of the Lake District near junction

40 on the M6 or we can come to you.

Maximum group size is 8.

Willow Weaving: Half Day

Ages 8 upwards

Available as a half day workshop

Find out about the amazing properties of willow on this introduction to willow workshop. Starting with smaller projects like willow stars and fish we’ll progress

Location:

Rheged: Visit us in our workshop in Rheged on the outskirts of the Lake District near junction 40

on the M6 or we can come to you.


Wooden Stool Half Day

Ages 8 upwards

Available as a half day workshop

This great half day workshop covers a wide range of green woodworking skills and tools. And the best bit is that you get to keep your wooden stool!

Location:

Rheged: Visit us in our workshop in Rheged on the

outskirts of the Lake District near junction 40 on the

M6 or we can come to you.


Other Popular Workshops Try making a Bow and Arrows, Spoon Carving, Witches Brooms

(besoms), Christmas Wreaths and Christmas trees. Call us to find out more and how they link to the

National Curriculum.

“The pupils got so much out of the experience.”

K. Laithwaite, Head Teacher of Temple Sowerby Primary School

Environmental Science and Primary

Discovering the Lake District

KS2 and 3


Walking in one of the many beautiful Lake District valleys, the pupils will learn about the National Park’s

incredible heritage from the Neolithic period to present day, finding out about how the landscape has

been formed by volcanoes and ice and shaped by humans. Using poetry, art and mini fieldwork

investigations we will examine sense of place and create our own works of art inspired by the landscape.


Wide choice of locations across Cumbria. Please enquire.

A Carbon Landscape: the role of moorlands in mitigating climate change

A-Level, Scottish Highers, GCSE


Peatlands cover just 3% of the world and yet they accumulate more carbon than tropical rainforests. Students will develop and apply their knowledge of the carbon cycle and carbon sequestration to investigate the role of different land uses and soils on carbon stores. Using a variety of different field techniques including measuring the organic content of soils, soil moisture, soil type and soil pH and also using trigonometry to calculate the biomass of a tree, students are able to investigate and estimate the carbon stores in a variety of different land uses.

Location:

Wide range of locations across Cumbria. Please enquire.

Freshwater Invertebrates

GCSE, KS3, KS2


What lives in a pond and what does it tell us about how healthy the water is? Find out all about the

strange creatures that live in the pond or stream, how they are adapted to live in that habitat and how

they fit into the food web. We will conduct an investigation and use classification keys to identify

invertebrates, tally up the findings and produce data which can be used for data presentation and

analysis.



Minibeasts and Woodland Habitats

KS2 and 3

Available as a half day or standard day

Find out all about the amazing creatures which live in our woods from the macroinvertebrates living in the

soil and the trees to the mammals and birds. We’ll consider what makes a ‘home’, make a mouse house,

conduct a minibeast hunt using pooters and identification keys and play food web games to investigate

how creatures are interconnected.



“Excellent tuition” Woodmill High School

How to book

Fees

Contact us by phone or email to discuss your requirements. Our standard rates are as follows:

Planning your trip to the Lake District? We have a wealth of knowledge of places to stay to suit all budgets and are happy to offer advice. To find out more about the courses and workshops, contact Claire Backhouse at

[email protected] or call 01768 362122 and visit our website www.woodstonelearning.co.uk

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Half day

(9.30am to 1pm

or 1pm to

Day

(10 to 4.30pm)

Day and Even-

ing

(10am to 8pm)

Talks

(approx. 1

hour)

Charge per £10 £16.50 £22 -

Minimum

charge

£100 £165 £220 £50 + travel

expenses

Inclusions

Experienced and qualified tutor(s) with appropriate first aid and safe-guarding qualifications and enhanced DBS

Tailored course to meet your needs

Site visits and risk assessments

Planning, preparation and up to 10 hours teaching time per day

Fieldwork equipment and worksheets

All tools and materials for woodworking workshops

Public liability insurance up to £5,000,000

Speakers and admission fees where clearly noted in the itinerary

Pre and post course support

Exclusions

Footwear and water-proofs for participants

Transport and parking fees

No VAT is charged on our sessions

and workshops

Woodstone Learning, Rossett House, Chapel Lane, Kirkby Thore, Cumbria, CA10 1UH

www.woodstonelearning.co.uk | 017683 62122 | [email protected]

“Very effective course with excellent tuition and resources” A2 Geography, St Andrews Catholic School

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