CHILDREN from Old Cleeve School walked to Nettlecombe Court to join more than 150 others taking part in a Big Green Day at the field studies centre.

The event was staged to celebrate the end of a Heritage Ambassadors Project, mounted to promote West Somerset's rich natural habitat.

The youngsters enjoyed a variety of experimental environmental games and looking at how the county's wildlife will be affected by climate change.

Somerset Waste Action Programme also ran a Solar Energy Challenge' in which the children made solar-powered boats from recycling packaging and a solar panel.

Funded by the Heritage Lottery, the 12-month project was a partnership between Exmoor National Park Authority, Quantocks AONB, Somerset Wildlife Trust and the Field Studies Council at Nettlecombe Court and was aimed at young people aged 13-20 who do not normally have the opportunity to explore and enjoy the rich natural habitat on their doorstep.

Artist Leo Davey unveiled a colourful, 12m long mural to commemorate the end of the project.