Crawford PS planting at Fairygate Wood 2014 Slideshow

CLYDESDALE school pupils who go down to the woods won’t be in for any surprises – as they’ve already been out there for a series of lessons!
By Ross Thomson
Published 26th Apr 2014, 07:30 BST
Round the campfire...Crawford Primary School pupils enjoyed the great outdoors, and marshmallows, after planting trees in Fairygate Wood (Pic Lenny Warren)Round the campfire...Crawford Primary School pupils enjoyed the great outdoors, and marshmallows, after planting trees in Fairygate Wood (Pic Lenny Warren)
Round the campfire...Crawford Primary School pupils enjoyed the great outdoors, and marshmallows, after planting trees in Fairygate Wood (Pic Lenny Warren)

Pupils from Crawford Primary have been enjoying the great outdoors by planting trees at Fairygate Wood and enjoying other activities outside of the classroom.

The children each picked up a John Muir Award for their efforts, named after the 19th century Scot who crossed the Atlantic and was an early advocate of preservation of wilderness in the United States.

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The primary also collected a Forest School Award and to celebrate all 30 children were allowed to plant a tree in a nearby wood.

Round the campfire...Crawford Primary School pupils enjoyed the great outdoors, and marshmallows, after planting trees in Fairygate Wood (Pic Lenny Warren)Round the campfire...Crawford Primary School pupils enjoyed the great outdoors, and marshmallows, after planting trees in Fairygate Wood (Pic Lenny Warren)
Round the campfire...Crawford Primary School pupils enjoyed the great outdoors, and marshmallows, after planting trees in Fairygate Wood (Pic Lenny Warren)

After doing that, the children enjoyed some toasted marshmallows while camped out round the fire.

For the full story, pick up a copy of this week’s Carluke and Lanark Gazette which is out now.

The pictures featured in our slideshow were taken by freelance photographer Lenny Warren.