Cuckmere Haven Geography River Trip
As part of their studies of rivers this term, students visited Cuckmere River Valley to support their learning.
This term we have been studying rivers, ending with a trip to the Cuckmere River Valley where we looked at the meanders, beaches and undercut cliffs along the river banks.
We tried to measure the rivers speed but the wind and possibly the tidal nature of the river showed it to be slower moving than expected. We walked from the marshland, now with desiccation cracks, down towards the sea, noting how the vegetation changed as it became a salt marsh. We could see the soil profile on the cliffs and ended at the visitor centre where we saw how The South Downs were created millions of years ago.
