We conducted the OPAL worm and soil survey today in Quarrel Woods but didn’t find a single worm – even after adding the mustard water to encourage deep-living worms to come up to the surface! We did test the soil however and each group assessed the type of soil, smell, colour and PH.

Behaviour wasn’t great- we had to work in 3 large groups so plenty of opportunity for messing around. I was able to reconsider my plans for working trios and it was a good way to observe children in the woods who haven’t learned there before.