GCSE Geography Stream study
Hill Wood Stream, Epping Forest.
Full day course available October - April. (Note; water levels early in the season can be very low).
Visit 3 sites on a small woodland stream in Epping Forest close to the Centre. Measure a variety of channel characteristics and look at how these influence flood risk for people living further downstream.
Curriculum Links
Edexcel B
Topic 4: The UK’s evolving physical landscape 4B: River processes and pressures.
Topic 6: Geographical investigations – including one physical fieldwork investigation
AQA
3.1.3.3 River landscapes in the UK
3.3.2 Section B: Fieldwork
OCR
Landscapes of the UK
1.1.2 There are a number of geomorphic processes which create distinctive landscapes.
1.1.3 Rivers create a range of landforms which change with distance from their source within a river basin.
1.1.5 Landscapes are dynamic and differ depending on their geology, climate and human activity.