TAL Biology field trip to Denmark

The TAL Biology and Geography students went to Fanø in Denmark in March to carry out the coursework part of the A2 syllabus.

After landing in Billund (home of Legoland, which sadly we didn’t have time to visit), a short journey by taxi took us to the ferry port for a 10 minute trip to the island of Fanø. Here we were met by the Danish teachers that help us with the field trip, and they cooked up a large meal for everyone once we’d settled in to the apartments.

During the following days the students carried out their coursework on a variety of topics – lichen coverage on bunker walls, anthill frequency on salt marshes and heather distribution in relation to soil pH were some of the investigations carried out. The students were very hard-working – many of them worked late into the night on soil testing! The final evening was the now famous quiz night, where the students were given a series of questions by Jeppe, our Danish guide, about their time on Fanø. The winners got a packet of flødeboller, and the chance to laugh at the team that answered the question “how many times a day is the Wadden Sea flooded?” with “every 10 minutes”, as they ate their prize.

We returned by taxi to Billund, arriving back in London late in the evening, tired but happy at another successful trip. Many thanks to Mrs De Silva for coming along and providing support to everyone!

The photos are from Charlotte - thank you!