CHILDREN enjoyed a spot of river dipping in the latest Wild Wednesday session at Bowlees Visitor Centre.
The events held during the school holidays are presented by the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) Partnership and aim to teach young people about the geology and fauna and flora of the upper dale in a fun way.
The session led by Tees Swale engagement officer Caron Henderson saw the children catching various invertebrates and small fish and examining them under magnifying glasses.
Ms Henderson explained that the river at Bowlees is popular with brown trout, which are ferocious predators feeding on the invertebrates.
She was also careful in explaining that they should look under rocks for the various insects but also to return the rocks as they found them.
She said: “That is their house. If it was our house and someone took the roof off and didn’t put it back, we would be upset.”
The next session at Bowless will focus on butterflies and bees and will be presented by Mandy Oliver.
