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We wrote to thank NCDT for providing a gate to let us walk safely to the woodland. Now we can go behind the school and not next to the A701. We got a nice reply from Mr Currie who was the Chairman.

We sat quietly and listened to the different sounds we could hear. We heard leaves rustling on tree branches and on the ground, birds, wind, the wire fence rattling and some cars going by.

We looked at different fungi and plants, then researched them on the internet to find out what they were.

The took kick samples from the river and put these in trays. They used classification keys to identify the invertebrates and tally them on a sheet. The tally was then used to calculate the cleanliness of the water. Excellent water quality in Lyne Water

A small group of us did a Marine Conservation Society beach litter survey as part of the Great British Beach Clean. We found 207 pieces of litter over 100 metre stretch of beach at Parton. Plastic items were most dominant and the word cloud illustrates proportions and types of litter collected. We enjoyed our time at the beach in the sunshine. We borrowed equipment from the council and they collected the litter for us at the end.

We took a sample through electro fishing with the staff of the Tweed Foundation. The samples were used to look at the different species of fish in the Lyne Water. Keys helped us identify the family and species. We also learned about the importance of trout and salmon for the local economy.

We took a sample of the wild life in the Lyne Water through electro- fishing with staff from the Tweed Foundation. We looked at the samples and used a key to identify seven species of fish. We also learned about the difference between salmon and trout and the importance of these fish for the local economy. The Tweed fishing is estimated to create 20 million pounds of revenue for the Borders.