AS Geography Fieldwork/ Fieldtrip

Yesterday, the AS geographers travelled to Magilligan Field Centre and the Umbra Nature Reserve to study vegetation succession in sand dunes.  We worked as teams to collect soil samples along a transect, and data relating to plant species, temperature, wind speed, wind direction and light intensity.  This hands-on experience was fun, helped to develop our fieldwork skills and certainly brought the theory of vegetation succession to life.