PUPILS at Gulworthy School will benefit from new wildlife watching equipment thanks to sponsorship from local estate agents Mansbridge Balment. The funding will enable the school to acquire high quality cameras, which can be placed either inside bird boxes with a 'live' link through to the classroom, or remotely located in woodland where they will be fitted with motion sensors to record movement of animals during the hours of darkness. Memory chips will then be downloaded so the results can be shared with the pupils. For young followers of Steve Backshall and his 'Deadly 60' series on the BBC, this equipment will help to provide them with first-hand experience of wildlife film making, together with a unique opportunity to see indigenous animals in their own environment, just metres away from their classroom. Head of Gulworthy and Lamerton schools, Melody Nicholls said: 'We are thrilled to accept this generous donation which will help the children engage with the natural world.' Nick Henderson, managing director of Mansbridge Balment in Tavistock, said: 'When Mrs Lane asks for help, it doesn't do to turn her down. This is a tremendous project for the school and something very close to my heart — we were really pleased to have been asked and I can't wait to see the results first hand. This is a fabulous school and we will do whatever we can to help make it even better, if we can.' It is anticipated that the new cameras will be operational in the autumn term later this year.