On Friday we went to the woods with Mrs Sweeney and we learned about bats. Mrs Sweeney is the Falkirk Ranger.
When we got to the small patch of woods we put goose grass on our jumpers. It is called goose grass because the geese eat them in the winter. Mrs. Sweeney took us to the woods on the path and pointed out the small plants. We found a snail on the mugwort bushes.
Mrs Sweeney showed us a bat called a pipistrelle. It weighs the same as a pound coin. Bats are not birds. Bats are mammals which means a mummy bat gives birth to another bat. Bats are the only mammals that can fly. Bats are useful because they carry pollen to the different plants. They eat lots of insects. Bats are nocturnal. In one night a bat can eat up to 3000 insects. Bats help to control the number of insects.

Mrs. Sweeney took us to the pond and she told us about how the pond used to be a mine shaft. The River Forth flooded and the mine wall was breached and collapsed.

On Thursday all of us went to the Skinflats Woods. We wanted to go to the woods to look at trees and shrubs.
First we thought of some rules. Three whistles meant we go back to base.
Next we thought about trees. A tree has a single tall trunk and the branches don’t grow less than 30cm from the ground. They are over 3 metres high and the girth is at least 30cm. There were all sorts of trees. There were trees with needles called coniferous and trees with flat, green leaves called deciduous.

Then Mrs. Lennie gave me an envelope to put the leaves in. We found dog rose trees.
It felt like it took me a long time to get back because I was so tired from walking.
My favourite part was talking about all the different kinds of trees. I liked finding out about leaves being all different colours, shapes and sizes.