After the fun of the pyjama disco last night, we were all quite sleepy when the teachers woke us up this morning! But we had a lot to do and had to packed up and tidy our dorms before our first activity.
Because of the lack of rain over the summer, the ponds were too low for us to pond dip. Instead, Gail took us to the bird hide. She gave us binoculars and bird identification sheets and we quietly sat and watched different birds in the woods. We saw blue tits, great tits, robins and nuthatches.
After this, we collected some nets and beating trays and went sweep netting in the meadow. We then used the identification sheets to work out what we had found. We found crab spiders, shield bugs, a dragonfly wing, ground beetles, a caterpillar and many more!
We then explored the history of Sayers Croft, finding out how all the children who were evacuated here in WWII used the different buildings that we’ve been using this week. We even went into an old air raid shelter!
We enjoyed our final Sayers Croft lunch and have all agreed that we’re going to miss the food here!
And now we’re heading to the coach to come back to London. We’ve had a great week and made lots of fun memories, but we’re looking forward to seeing everyone back in Marylebone! See you soon!
It looks like you have all had an amazing time, and glorious weather too. What fun! We look forward to hearing all about the adventures you have had together and can’t wait to see you all again soon.
Have a safe journey! Special thanks to the Sayers Croft Dream Team (love the T-Shirts ❤️)!
I am delighted to hear all about Sayers Croft and its history — we’re all here waiting to hear every detail of this wonderful experience! A huge thank you to all the supporting staff; we truly appreciate all your hard work in keeping the children safe.
Our heartfelt appreciation to “the dream team” for supporting our children during this adventure. They had such a great time!
I loved the last day as we got to catch lots of insects and see the birds- they looked amazing. I was NOT creeped out by the spiders – I actually liked them. The food was
great.
THANKS! LOUIS
Sad we are leaving but happy to see family.
Sayers Croft was SO MUCH FUN! It was really sad to go back to London though, but I got to see my family again.
The creature activity was the best activity.
Hope you guys had an amazing week!!!! Thank you to all the teacher who helped make this happen.