RHET Visit Day to Dunmaglass Estate

Despite the weather being awful, both P7s had a fantastic day at Dunmaglass Estate, hosted by the Royal Highland Educational Trust!  The day welcomed 150 young people to the estate for a day of farm and estate experiences.

In the morning, we visited the farm, meeting the cows and hearing all about beef production.  We loved exploring the farm machinery and asking lots of questions!  We also met some of the sheet, learning about the history of the flock, getting up close with one feisty sheep and trying the virtual lambing machine!  And we learned all about the properties and benefits of wool as a sustainable product.  Unfortunately our sheep dog demonstration had to be cut short due to the weather, but our P7s were as excited as P1s for their farm visit.

In the afternoon, we moved up to the estate buildings and learned more about the different types of income generation.  We met with people from the Woodlands trust to hear about the different types of trees and their uses.  We had a fantastic session with SSE, talking about the renewable energy on the estate.  We got to try their VR headsets, putting ourselves on the top of a wind turbine!  And we learned about the deer stalking and animal care, hearing about how they maintain a healthy deer population and how their venison gets from Hill to Grill.  We even got to sample some of the venison which was delicious!

Thank you so much to the RHET staff and volunteers, and to Dunmaglass Estate, for giving us this fantastic opportunity.

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