This is the straw bale classroom at the
Carymoor
Environmental Trust in Castle Cary, Somerset, England. It
stands in 100 acres (40 ha) of nature reserve that has been
reclaimed from a landfill with a deep clay cap and top soil
above it. The classroom was built in 2002 by
Paul Wells and volunteers. One of the special features of
the centre is The Willow Walk with 200 different kinds of
willow. The classroom is plastered with
blue lias clay, found onsite, mixed with sand and finely
chopped straw. |