GORSE HALL ENVIRONMENTAL TREASURE TRAIL
GORSE HALL ENVIRONMENTAL TREASURE TRAIL
Two gates you will find, designed by a class.
How many old pupils watch as you pass?
1. How many boys are depicted on the gates at the entrance to the park?
How long ago were the gates built?
Draw two of the images woven into the metalwor
A sign you will find, up to your knees. Name the group who donated the trees?
2.Read the information on the blue plaque and answer the
Following questions:
When did Beatrix Potter last visit Gorse Hall? _____________________________
how was she related to the family at Gorse Hall?____________________________
Count the steps that you take, to the top of the hill,
The coach road you’ll find, turn left, carry on still.
The road was originally cobbled and used by coaches pulled by horses. Why did the road wind its way gradually up the hill, instead of taking a shorter, more direct route, as we just have?
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As you continue, to walk up the gravel,
Tales of the past, you will begin to unravel.
Onward and upward, surrounded by trees,
What sounds do you hear, carried along by the breeze?
WARNING – STEEP DROP TO THE LEFT
3. Which shrub reminds you of Christmas?Take a rubbing of the underside of a fern. Can you find 4 different animal habitats?
Look for signs of new growth eg buds or new leaves. What do you notice about the colour of the new part?
Past a stump on the left, through a tunnel of trees
Take the fork to the left, then bend to the right, lies a remnant from the past
The foundations to a mansion, were built here to last
Read the information on the plaque.
Who bought the estate in 1819?
What was his occupation?
When did Beatrix Potter last visit Gorse Hall?
If you had looked out of the bay window, which direction would
you be facing?
What can you see in the distance?
Do you think that Mr Leech would have had the same view?
Why?
Continue on your way, with bushes at your side,
Where hunters and coachmen, proudly did ride.
Can you see any flowering plants? What colour are they?
Find a creature, from a Beatrix Potter story, that you find beside the path.
The path that you take from Gorse Hall to the Gorses.
Leads to Sir Richard of Dukinfield’s coaches and horses.
The Gorses once stood on the brow of the hill.
It’s sadly in ruins, but has memories still.
Of riches and wealth and the lord of the manor.
A lifestyle so grand and so full of glamour
Draw the shape of the large, old Inglenook fireplace, that dates back to the early 1500s. How many stones make up the arch?
Return to the path and to the top of the hill, Where archaeologists are digging still.
Which buildings have been discovered under the earth?
How many stalls can you count?
Show the shape and colours of the cobbles, in the middle of the yard.
From a vantage point at the top of the hill, Look for our school, some water and a mill. In the distance you’ll see, a tall, pointed tower, Watching over the town, hour upon hour.
Do you know its name?
Name 4 other buildings that you recognise.
How many churches can you see?
How many pylons can you count?
How many green spaces (areas for recreation) can you spot?
How many old mills can you find, that have been converted
Take a path to the left, head for Quarry Rise, Where a 3D shape, by a gate, will take you by surprise
Draw and name the shape. Choose an image that you would have included in the designs on the gate. Draw it.
Make your way down the hill, still looking around, For things to recycle, not bury in the ground
On down the hill and turn to the right.
Not far now – school’s almost in sight!
Record on your postcard, your feelings on the way
And what you have learned, as you finish the day