A TEAM from Dulverton Middle School will represent Somerset in a regional environmental competition and the chance to win the Bath and West Show's Environmental Youth Award 2015.

The middle school won the county round of judging and will be up against three other schools, from Bristol, Dorset and Wiltshire, in the final.

Four judges from the Bath and West Award Committee visited the school to see the children's green credentials for themselves.

The pupils make their own compost using food waste from the school kitchen using the school's specialist Ridan Composter.

They also grow their own fruit and vegetables, have a school wildlife pond and study the environmental-based Exmoor Curriculum.

As part of the curriculum the children spent one afternoon a week learning about the local fauna and flora of Exmoor and management of the moorland.

They learn lifeskills such as first aid and cycling proficiency and have the opportunity to learn sailing and kayaking at Wimbleball Lake.

All pupils learn to navigate using a map and compass and practice their skills on the school's own orienteering courses and in the local woodlands.

Sophie Hansen, who manages the Exmoor Curriculum, said: "We have strong links with the Exmoor National Park Authority and community and we believe that teaching our young people an appreciation of their local environment and a knowledge of environmental issues is very valuable in the world they are growing up in.

"We are delighted to be nominated for this award and it is fantastic to be recognised for the environmental work that we do".

The school itself also has solar panels which create green electricity for the school and feed back to the National Grid.

A group of staff and pupils have been invited to attend the Bath and West Show next Friday (May 29), where they will meet their fellow nominees and the overall winner of the Environmental Youth Award will be announced.

The school's efforts have already secured it £250 to spend on environmental projects.