Outstanding in your field(work) - again...

In a recent Teachshare for my VITAL CPD work I chatted about fieldwork.

Prior to the event, I asked people for their memories of school fieldtrips and the events that happened as well as the places they visited.
Fieldtrips are often one of the most memorable aspects of time spent studing geography, and there was a range of replies in my Twitter feed.
You can watch a replay of the Teachshare by following the link here - you'll be prompted to download a copy of my presentation.

First of all thanks to the people who took the time to tweet their fieldwork memories. In no particular order (as they say) they were:

Sue Hall
Rob Morris
Andy Black
The Long Eaton School Geography Department
Tony Cassidy
Jenny Mansell
Anne Greaves
Digimap for Schools
Angus Willson
Dan Friess
Indra Persaud
Ian Addison
Jane Kilpatrick
Andy Day
David Marshall
Sue Hall
Lucy Wickins
Paul Berry
Ben Featherstone

And where did these fine folks go ?
Here are the destinations that were mentioned (geographers get around)

Snowdonia
Llandudno
Mt. Vesuvius
Loch Morlich
Blackpool
Ainsdale Dunes
Yorkshire Dales
Swanage
Brecon Beacons
Laggan
Aviemore
Dulnain Bridge
Abergavenny
Spurn Head - several mentions of this place
South Devon
Flamborough Head
North Norfolk coast
Filey
Bridlington
Abergavenny
County Down
Country Antrim
Garron Point
Hawkshead
Hong Kong
Krakow
The Gower
Arran: Lochranza
Cadair Idris
Holme Moss
Wittering
Malham
Lake District
Old Harry Rocks
Dorset
Sayer’s Croft



And finally, the activities that people got up to:


Digging through soil
Dropping oranges into rivers
Stranded on Spurn Head as the tide came in...
Relaxing on the beach in 70s style...
Karst scenery
Roche moutonnees
Minibus breaking down
Bid rent theory
Seeing the place full of Geography students
Getting a sore neck from counting the floors of skyscrapers in Hong Kong
Being left alone by teachers 
Vodka hangovers
Climbing Vesuvius
Enforced ten mile walks
Exploring kettle holes
Falling into streams
Fieldwork in the snow
Encountering teachers in pubs
Temperature measurements in a Mini in sub-zero temperatures
Studying peat moorland erosion
Laying a toilet roll trail to the nearest pub
Field sketches foiling amorous couples
Chucking pebbles in the sea
Seeing a gold eagle
Getting stuck up a cliff
Working in the sand dunes but not being allowed on the beach
Catching spiders and mucking about in rivers
Measuring limpet concentrations
Getting sunburnt
Beach transects against the tide


Thanks to all who replied, and apologies to anyone whose tweet went by the wayside somewhere....

And finally, the previous Teachshare, I talked to Paul Cornish about his visit to Madagascar.
This is some awesome fieldtrip video...

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