What did we learn from this task....?

Squirrels don't like to get up too early on cold mornings, so it's difficult to engage with them on the morning school run; they are elusive in rural woodland with fabulous trees, probably because there are plenty of other nearby places to hang out; they won't come down from their tree to play with an eager Jack Russell.

But, they do enjoy pieces of apple; they like to pose beautifully for a photo; and unfortunately there will always be litter to collect in the areas where they live.

Well done for cleaning up for them and getting out on a cold, grey day to enjoy outdoor spaces.

6 great goodgymers have had sort outs and collected loads of unloved electrical items for donating or recycling. Treasure included: 2 lamps, a microwave, a hoover, a grill, a clock, an iPad, a dvd player and 2 sat navs.

We had a great time carrying out a review of the signage along the first part of the Langstone Harbour Shoreline walk.

At the start, we learnt what interdiction signs are so we could look out for them alongside blaze marks, signposts and interpretation boards.

We all identified the boards and stickers which Sammy expertly photographed, some of which were placed high up, some were old, some defaced, some confusing and some just blank.

We heroically waded through the mud around Eastney Lake only noticing afterwards the 👻 warning us that wading was prohibited.

At Swan Lake we enacted a beautiful scene from the ballet, which I'm sure the kind passerby who took our photo found very moving.

Alongside our shoreline survey, we collected any and all litter that we saw.

Samantha found a fishing lure that was a glittery fish with no head! Only trumped by Wilson discovery near the end of a small strawberry eraser/toy/thing.

Of course there was a sock found as it doesn't count as a GG pick without discarded clothes.

Jen managed to sort her barnet out with a new comb!

And there was almost a couple of incidents as we traversed the beach with some slippy rocks! Fortunately we had no falls and everyone made it home safely!