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We used 6m of paracord to to make out bracelets. They have a whistle for attracting attention and the cord can hold up to 550lbs. This was a very difficult task and we all had to show perseverance and work together to help make them.

In groups, we made a bug hotel and left food up on the trees for the birds. We made adverts about our hotels for the bugs telling them all the great things that we had managed to include for them.

We used natural materials to build our dens. We investigated the best structure and gave each other points to improve upon.

During Digital Learning Week we worked out the grid reference of our base camp. We looked at the points of a compass.

We collected lots of leaves and twigs and discussed the texture and appearance of them. When we are back in class we will use our word bank to write a poem.

We were listening to all the movements of the trees and local wildlife. Listening took lots of concentration. We played Capture the Flag to put our new skills to good use by trying to sneak up and capture the flag.

On our walk to the Forest we collected 10 bags of rubbish from the local green areas. Residents came out to compliment us.

I was working on NCN7 in Bowling on Saturday which means I MISSED THE ROYAL WEDDING (gasp) but still got to hang out with the queen. More than one queen in fact, as we were teaching volunteers basic bumblebee ID skills (so they can carry out BeeWalk surveys on the National Cycle Network), and bumblebee queens are still about looking for nests. During the course of the training we found queens of 7 different species, including the Garden bumblebee with its enormous face. I'm trying to make my own learning and John Muir Award a step beyond my normal working day, but the very knowledgeable people I meet at work help me a lot....on Saturday the training group confirmed that a bird call I'd been unsure about but hearing everywhere was indeed a chaffinch. Win! And I can always find Harry and Meghan on iPlayer...