Four schools have taken part in the capital’s biggest educational countryside show.

Pupils from Chase Side, St Michael at Bowes, Walker and Wilbury primary schools all visited Leyton Marsh to take part in the Countryside Live show.

Pupils were treated to displays of falconry and ferret racing as well as taking part in activities such as willow weaving and wood turning.

They were also able to me a range of animals and wildlife; from traditional farmyard animals to more unusual creatures like bats, bees, snakes and otters.  

The school event, run by Lee Valley Regional Park Authority in partnership with Countryside Learning, invited more than 3,000 children to the even on Wednesday, September 24.

Year 5 pupil Anissa, from Wilbury Primary School, said: “I’ve had a really good time. I learnt lots about potatoes and dogs, and making stars with the woodman.”

Karen Wheeler, youth and schools manager at Lee Valley Regional Park Authority, said: “So few children and young people get to experience farms and countryside activities. This is a great taster of the power of outdoor learning.

“Our 10,000 acre classroom provides a wealth of opportunities to engage students; including working dairy farm visits at Lee Valley Park Farms, rivers walks, local history programmes, orienteering, sensory adventures and invertebrate studies – discovering the creatures hidden within the undergrowth.”