The trip gave the students an extra opportunity to practise sampling techniques and obtain statistics in a diverse range of habitats and to learn from Field Studies Council Experts in Ecology.

The students got to learn about random and stratified sampling techniques, marine ecology on a rocky shore and how to identify organisms using dichotomous keys. They also studied chromatography of photosynthetic pigments in macroalgae. 

The students spent 4 days, taking samples on the beautiful SSSI Gann Salt Marsh and local beaches around Dale Fort. They also toured Skomer Island where pupils got to see seal pups and a seal hunting a cormorant off the water!

It was also a new experience for the students, being away from home for 4 days and 3 nights and having to adapt to new environments.