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Primary pupils unearth Dartmoor secrets

EXPLORATION of the countryside around them was a real lesson of discovery for pupils of Tavistock Primary School recently and with the bright spring sun­shine they could not have picked a better day to enjoy their field trip. The youngsters took to the moors to follow up their class work with close up and 'hands on' experience of the local land­scape and its geology.
The children were joined by Dartmoor Park Ranger Paul Glanville, who revealed some of the ancient secrets of the moor.

 Paul Glanville
Rob Molesworth

They were encouraged to look at the granite and the different colours, identify­ing the quartz, mica and feldspar.
Teacher Rob Molesworth helped the children make sketches of their surround­ings.
The youngsters enjoyed a picnic lunch at Believer Woods, explored the Clapper Bridge over the East Dart River and walked to Believer Tor to look at the pine tree forests and the open scrub lands before reaching Staple Tor.

Russell Baylis, a parent school governor and who helped on the trip, said: 'Paul was an inspiration as he showed the children the clues that our ancestors left behind that tell us how they cut, shaped and removed the granite from the moor.
'The children also had great fun looking for signs for how the granite rocks we cut.'

 Children on top of the situation

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Courtesy of The Tavistock Times Gazette