HUNDREDS of young fish were set free into the waterways of Bolton after being reared from eggs by school children.
The Environment agency gave hundreds of brown trout eggs to pupils across the borough in January.
And after watching them grow over the last 12 weeks, the youngsters released the fish in Eagley Brook to begin their lives in the wild.
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Children from St Andrew and St Osmund RC Primary School in Breightmet, St Ethelberts RC Primary School in Deane and St Andrews CE Primary School in Over Hulton took part in the project.
The scheme aims to boost the number of the fish in a six-mile stretch of Eagley Brook after the entire brown trout population was destroyed following a pollution spill.
Headteacher at St Ethelbert's, Mandy Messham, said: "The children got to understand all about life-cycles and learned about caring and nurturing. We're also doing something to help the environment and have produced posters and poems.
"It's been a fantastic experience for the children and has got the whole school talking."
Nicola Hails, Year Five and Six teacher at St Osmund and St Andrew's, added: "The children have been able to watch the fish grow, which has been great for them. We've also produced artwork, as well as learning about science and maths."
In September 2006, an estimated 10,000 fish died after two poisoning incidents in less than 24 hours on a six-mile stretch of Eagley Brook.
The fish were believed to have been poisoned by fly-tippers who tipped acid into the brook as many of them had burn marks.
Last year, the Environment Agency released more than 6,000 fish into the river but wanted to involve local children and handed over tanks, coolers and the fish eggs to the three primary schools.
Ian Hayes, the Environment Agency fisheries officer, said: "This has been a great, hands-on project giving pupils the opportunity to learn about life-cycles, food chains and habitat as they watch eggs hatch, rear them and then finally release them."
It's nice to see primary schools still have the freedom to devote time to actually doing a project from which they can learn, rather than being driven by Government initiatives, such as Numeracy and Literacy hours.
Here, they can learn about science, maths and produce artwork about something which they can see happening in front of them, rather than just answering Maths questions out of a textbook.
It's nice to see primary schools still have the freedom to devote time to actually doing a project from which they can learn, rather than being driven by Government initiatives, such as Numeracy and Literacy hours.
Here, they can learn about science, maths and produce artwork about something which they can see happening in front of them, rather than just answering Maths questions out of a textbook.
It's rediculous letting kids outside to do these types of things, when there's perfectly good Nintendo Wii's and X Box 360's going to waste at home.
If they carry on like this, there'll be an entire generation of people who'll grow up not knowing how to play video games properly.
It's rediculous letting kids outside to do these types of things, when there's perfectly good Nintendo Wii's and X Box 360's going to waste at home.
If they carry on like this, there'll be an entire generation of people who'll grow up not knowing how to play video games properly.
Posted by: WesH, Farnworth on 10:01pm Tue 22 Apr 08
[quote][bold]Tommy[/bold] wrote:
Would have been a waste of time had it been the river croal. [/quote] Actually Tommy You are wrong, there have been fish surviving in the Croal now for over 20 years !
Tommy wrote:
Would have been a waste of time had it been the river croal.
Actually Tommy You are wrong, there have been fish surviving in the Croal now for over 20 years !
[quote][bold]WesH[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]Tommy[/bold] wrote:
Would have been a waste of time had it been the river croal. [/quote] Actually Tommy You are wrong, there have been fish surviving in the Croal now for over 20 years ! [/quote] Probably mutated fish with 3 eyes!
WesH wrote:
Tommy wrote:
Would have been a waste of time had it been the river croal.
Actually Tommy You are wrong, there have been fish surviving in the Croal now for over 20 years !
Posted by: Breightmetblogger, bolton on 9:47am Wed 23 Apr 08
[quote][bold]Hank[/bold] wrote:
It's rediculous letting kids outside to do these types of things, when there's perfectly good Nintendo Wii's and X Box 360's going to waste at home. If they carry on like this, there'll be an entire generation of people who'll grow up not knowing how to play video games properly.[/quote] LOL
Hank wrote:
It's rediculous letting kids outside to do these types of things, when there's perfectly good Nintendo Wii's and X Box 360's going to waste at home. If they carry on like this, there'll be an entire generation of people who'll grow up not knowing how to play video games properly.
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