Despite the weather, L6th Form Geography pupils enjoyed their trip to Nettlecombe Court

October 19th 2023

Despite the weather, L6^th Form Geography pupils enjoyed their trip to Nettlecombe Court...

On Thursday 19^th October, 35 L6^th Form Geography pupils travelled to Nettlecombe Court Field Study Centre on Exmoor to further explore the ‘Hydrology and Fluvial Geomorphology’ topic that they have been studying in lessons this term. Upon arrival, pupils were allocated wellies and waterproofs and split into groups for conducting an investigation into river channel processes. We then took a short walk to a local river, which contained an interesting stretch of meanders. Despite the rain, pupils got stuck into taking measurements of the width, depth and velocity at various points on the river, as well as measuring the sediment size of the bedload. Back at the centre, after a packed lunch, pupils collated their data and drew conclusions about the relationships between the different variables that they had been measuring. In the afternoon, pupils explored the Nettlecombe Estate and using infiltrometers to measure the infiltration rates across different locations, considering the impact of land use and gradients. After concluding this investigation, and battling through some more rain, the pupils got back on their minibuses and headed home to King’s. This trip provided a valuable opportunity for L6^th Form pupils to get outside the classroom and see some key geographical processes for themselves, on a topic that they will be assessed on in their AS Level exams in June.

I would like to thank the pupils for their hard work and continued enthusiasm, despite the adverse weather conditions.

Josh Godfrey - Head of Geography