Activity

Trees, leaves and seeds

There's more to wildlife than fur and feathers. Here's your chance to branch out.

An adult and child knelt on a woodland ground looking at fallen autumn leaves.

This Experiencing Nature activity can be completed as part of Families Wild Challenge.

Estimated time: Under an hour Season: Autumn Skill level: Easy

Instructions

Find some trees. Search for ones that produce really good seeds, or have interestingly shaped leaves, like Horse Chestnuts, oak and Sycamore. In autumn and winter, they'll be on the ground, but need to look higher up during spring and summer. But please don't pick the leaves or seeds – try taking photos to create a photo diary instead.

A lone Long-eared Owl with orange oak leaves during autumn.

If there are lots of dry fallen leaves, notice the texture and whether they crunch when you crumple or step on them. Then you could pile them up, take a run-up and kick your way through them. Watch them fly into the air and descend in a fluttering cloud.

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