Avast! Who goes there?
What be yer name?
Be you a pirate or land-lubber?
Give yerself a tree-themed name like:
- Long John Silver Birch
- Captain Mossy Beech
- First mate Stumpy Ash
- Deck hand Limpet Lime
send us yer pirate names, arrr!
Find yer island
Every pirate worth his salt has his own treasure island for hornswagglin' an' buryin' booty. Where be yours?
If ye don't have one, ye'll be needin' to find one with a good place to hide yer tresure :O)
here be my island
Choose yer crew
Which o' these woodland stowaways would ye choose
to help ye sail to distant shores?
Ye'll be needing ter cut 'em out and dress 'em up
in pirate garb. Stick 'em onto a drawing of a pirate ship or ye can even stick 'em on lollipop sticks to make 'em stand up straight, arrrrrrr!
little creatures
big creatures
pirate gubbins
Let's see yer crew in all their pirate finery.
send us a picture
Build and name yer vessel
Shiver me timbers ye'll also be needing a ship!
Make a stout sea-faring boat and give it a great nature-themed name such as:
- The Raging Fox
- The Mad Mole
- The Sturdy Stag
leaf boat
Cast yer eye over this poster that shows how wooden ships were made, arrrrr.
hms victory
We'd be likin' to see yer boat.
send us a photo, shipmate
Design yer pirate flag!
Have you ever seen the Jolly Roger?
That's the name of the pirate flag with
the skull and crossbones!
Design yer own pirate flag 'twill make intruders other seafaring scurvy dogs go green around the gills :O)
design yer flag
You could also make one out of woodland treasurrrrre:
- twigs as the bones
- a pile of conkers as the skull
- some field maple seeds as the teeth, arrrrrr
show us your pirate flag me hearties!
Find the booty
Arrrrr shipmates, can ye find some treasure?
See how many of these ye can find :O)
pirate booty
what did ye spy?
Hide the loot
Ye'll be needin' a safe place to hide yer treasure from yer crew.
D'ye have an empty shoe box ye could use?
Camouflage it in leaves, twigs and seeds and hide it in a secret place :O)
Where did ye hide it? We won't tell a soul :O)
tell us
We hope you've managed to hide yer treasure. If ye have tales to tell about yer quest, send us a message in a bottle to:
naturedetectives@woodlandtrust.org.uk