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The group organised their camp from what to take with them to what they'd need to leave behind to make room for rubbish from the beach clean at Sandaig!

“When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.” Wild Flowers and Thorny Hedges don't seem to be the only things that grows within our John Muir Adventure!! Throughout our time spent with the Flower Power Programme we have made great friends and improved our wellbeing in a variety of ways! Outdoor classrooms with learning planted firmly in working with others has seen us create our very own little piece of history within Pollock Park - Our Park!!

This has been an exciting day for The 'Kelvinsiders Wild Flower Group'! We spent the afternoon with Allison Greig and her Rangers Fiona and Linzi planting Blackthorn and Dogrose at the entrance to the World Famous Glasgow Burrell Collection. We are hoping that this 'Thorny Hedge' will last through generations, providing homes for wild life and enjoyment for people from all over the world who visit The Burrell.

The first part of this activity would see our learners working indpendently on a task created by Countryside Rangers Linzi and Fiona. This was really challenging experience where learners had to decide upon the tools they would use, the materials they would have to select and also the jobs they would each take on. Some fantastic team work and collaborative learning taking place during our visit to Pollok on this day. Linzi and Fiona were never far away but gave the learners time to learn and grow at their own pace as they completed their afternoons work! 'In every walk with nature one recieves far more than he/ she seeks'....

As we mention in part one of this weeks story our days within the Wild Flower Programme are packed full of activity and often adventure. Learners within the group have shown a genuine affection for learning in this way, much of this is down to the professional and caring 'nature' of Allison Greigs Team of Rangers. ' I love being part of something that will be here until I am old' - learner quote.

As part of this visit on our Flower Power Adventure we worked with Countryside Ranger Fiona at the 'Poly Tunnel' at Pollok Park. The day was packed with activity with learners 'getting their hands dirty' re-potting a variety of Wild Flowers. Great to learn in this way from Fiona who carefully and gently showed the group how to transplant these young flowers from small Cell Trays into larger pots where the plants could take hold and grow independently. Plants weren't the only thing to taking hold during this day as learners within the group showed clear signs of independence and a love of this learning environment. Great Day...

We were to discover that the work of previous Flower Power and John Muir Groups within Glasgow Kelvin had certainly blossomed into something that would inspire us for the months ahead. During these early activities our ideas and imaginations had perhaps found it difficult to picture exactly what we were hoping to achieve in our urban green space. What we found would change our minds and allow us to see what we could become a part of. Our Adventure into Wild Learning had just begun......

We spent this day Walking, Talking, Planning and Learning with the help of Jimmy and Gavin (Allison Greigs Rangers from The North). As the sunshine streamed through the woodland we were taken on a Wild Flower Adventure learning about the abundance of seeds we already had at our disposal. Exercising our bodies and minds in the Very Best of Outdoor Classrooms we were soon to find out the rewards that our Wild Garden had to offer.....