Woodland Trust

Nature DetectivesNature's Calendar

Tons of free downloads and activity ideas for National Science & Engineering Week, 12-21 March

A

Acorn
acorn hunt
autumn scavenger hunt
autumn seed hunt
code cracker
colouring sheet
crossword
collecting and planting seeds
grid fit
matching seeds and leaves dot to dot
mazes
seeds quiz  
sticky leaves 

Alder 
leaf hunt sheet 
leaf identification sheet
leaf iDial 
leaf ladder
leaf sudoku
leaves quiz
match 'em up
matching seeds and leaves dot to dot
twigs, buds and leaves quiz
twig hunt sheet  

Ancient trees
a tree's memory
food chains game
hunt for ancient trees
seed gathering bag

Ant
minibeasts on the ground iDial 
minibeast quiz  
minibeast trump cards  

Aphid
minibeast hunt 
minibeast trump cards
wordsearches

Art
art tips and techniques 
autumn art ideas 
autumn landscape
collage
colouring sheets
snowflake templates
snowmen chains
spring landscape 
winter ice art
see also: cartoons

Ash
code cracker
collecting and planting seeds
crossword
DIY autumn leaf cards
grid fit
leaf hunt sheet 
leaf identification sheet
leaf iDial 
leaf ladder
leaf sudoku
leaves quiz
match 'em up  
seeds quiz 
tree anagrams
twigs, buds and leaves quiz
twig hunt sheet
wordsearches 

Award scheme for schools 

Autumn
see seasons

    

B

Badger
animal tracks match up
autumn hunt - what have you seen?
colouring sheet
badger facts
badger poster
badger wood
wildlife characters medium 

Bags
bird bits bag
bumbly bee adventure bag
leaf collecting bag
seed gathering bag
treasure bag

Bark
winter scavenger hunt

Bat
bat mask
bat kite
bat plane
bat splats
colouring sheet
wildlife characters small

Bee
bee kite
bumbly bee adventure bag
minibeast hunt 
minibeast quiz 
minibeast trump cards   

Beech
code cracker
collecting and planting seeds
colouring sheet
crossword
DIY autumn leaf cards
grid fit
leaf hunt sheet 
leaf identification sheet
leaf iDial 
leaf ladder
leaf sudoku
leaf outlines 
leaves quiz
match 'em up
spot signs of autumn
sticky leaves 
tree anagrams
twigs, buds and leaves quiz
twig hunt sheet
wordsearches   

Beetle
colouring sheet
minibeasts on the ground iDial 
minibeast quiz
wildlife characters small
wordsearches 

Berries
autumn seed hunt
code cracker
collecting and planting seeds 
crossword
grid fit
matching seeds and leaves dot to dot 
seeds quiz
wordsearches    

Bingo
birds
colours
fungi
leaves
shapes 

Birch
colouring sheet
DIY autumn leaf cards
leaf hunt sheet 
leaf identification sheet
leaf iDial 
leaf ladder
leaves quiz  
seeds quiz 
twigs, buds and leaves quiz
twig hunt sheet   

Birds
autumn hunt - what have you seen?
bird bingo
bird bits bag
bird hunt
bird iDial
bird kite
blue tit colouring sheet
colouring sheets
cygnet jigsaw puzzle
owl colouring sheet
robin colouring sheet
swan colouring sheet
tic-tac-toe
wildlife characters medium 
winter hunt - what have you spotted? 

Blackberries
see bramble

Blackbird
bird hunt
bird iDial 

Blackthorn
code cracker
crossword
flower hunt sheet
leaf identification sheet
leaf iDial 
mazes
tree anagrams 
twigs, buds and leaves quiz
twig hunt sheet
wordsearches

Blue tit
animal cards 
bird hunt
bird iDial
colouring sheet
tic-tac-toe

Bluebell
flower hunt sheet
flower wordsearches

Booklets
play ideas booklets 
woodland log book

Bramble
colouring sheet
crossword
finding blackberries
flower hunt sheet
grid fit
leaf hunt sheet 
leaf identification sheet
matching seeds and leaves dot to dot
mazes 
seeds quiz  
spot signs of autumn
tree anagrams
wordsearches 

Brimstone
butterfly hunt
butterfly iDial 
butterfly cards  

Buds
match buds to leaves
twigs, buds and leaves quiz
winter hunt - what have you spotted?   

Bumblebee
animal cards 
minibeasts in the air iDial 
minibeast trump cards
wildlife characters small  

Butterflies
autumn hunt - what have you seen?
butterfly hunt
butterfly iDial 
butterfly cards
butterfly kites 
butterfly mask
colouring sheet 
minibeast hunt
minibeasts in the air iDial 
minibeast quiz 
minibeast trump cards
wildlife characters small 

  

C

Candlesnuff fungus
common fungi wordsearch 
fungi hunt 

Cards
animal cards
butterfly cards 
leaf cards
minibeast cards
minibeast trump cards  

Cartoons
fungi cartoons
leaf cartoons

Catkins
grid fit
seeds quiz
winter hunt - what have you spotted?
winter scavenger hunt
wordsearches

Caterpillar
minibeasts on the ground iDial 
minibeast quiz
wildlife characters small  

Centipede
minibeast hunt
minibeasts on the ground iDial 
minibeast quiz  
minibeast trump cards  

Certificates
leaves quiz 
minibeast quiz   
seeds quiz 
twigs, buds and leaves quiz   

Chaffinch
bird hunt
bird iDial

Chanterelle
common fungi wordsearch 
fungi match-up puzzle

Chicken of the woods
common fungi wordsearch 
fungi hunt 

Cockchafer
minibeast quiz 

Collared dove
bird hunt
bird iDial 

Colt's foot
flower hunt sheet

Comma
butterfly hunt
butterfly iDial 
butterfly cards 
minibeast quiz 

Common bird's nest
fungi match-up puzzle 

Common blue
butterfly hunt
butterfly iDial 
butterfly cards  

Common puffball
fungi hunt 

Cones
autumn scavenger hunt
autumn seed hunt 
matching seeds and leaves dot to dot
winter scavenger hunt  

Conkers
autumn scavenger hunt
autumn seed hunt
code cracker
collecting and planting seeds
colouring sheet
conker models 
crossword
grid fit
seeds quiz  
spot signs of autumn
sticky leaves
wordsearches

copse packs 

Crane fly
minibeasts in the air iDial 
minibeast quiz  
minibeast trump cards  

Cuckooflower
flower hunt sheet

  

D

Death cap
common fungi wordsearch
gruesome fungi wordsearch 

Deer
animal tracks match up
wildlife characters large

Dot to dot
match leaves and seeds 

Dog rose
code cracker
crossword
flower hunt sheet
flower wordsearches
leaf identification sheet 
leaf iDial 
seeds quiz 
tree anagrams 
twigs, buds and leaves quiz
twig hunt sheet
wordsearches

Dragonfly
minibeast hunt
minibeasts in the air iDial 
minibeast quiz 
minibeast trump cards 

Duck
animal cards 
animal tracks match up
colouring sheet
wildlife characters small

     

E

Earwig
minibeast quiz  
minibeast trump cards 

Earthworm
minibeasts on the ground iDial 
minibeast quiz  
minibeast trump cards  

Elder
code cracker
collecting and planting seeds
crossword
DIY autumn leaf cards
flower hunt sheet
grid fit
leaf dot to dots
leaf hunt sheet 
leaf identification sheet
leaf iDial 
leaf ladder 
leaves quiz
match 'em up 
seeds quiz
tree anagrams  
twigs, buds and leaves quiz
twig hunt sheet
wordsearches   

Elm
leaf identification sheet 
twigs, buds and leaves quiz
twig hunt sheet    

   

F

Field maple
collecting and planting seeds
crossword
leaf dot to dots
leaf hunt sheet 
leaf identification sheet
leaf iDial 
leaf outlines
leaf sudoku 
leaves quiz
match 'em up 
matching seeds and leaves dot to dot 
seeds quiz
sticky leaves 
tree anagrams 
twigs, buds and leaves quiz
twig hunt sheet
wordsearches

Fish
wildlife characters small

Flicker books
blank flicker book template
star flicker book
tree flicker book

Flowers
flower hunt sheet
flower wordsearches

Fly
minibeast hunt
minibeasts in the air iDial 
minibeast quiz 
minibeast trump cards   

Fly agaric
colouring sheet
common fungi wordsearch
fly agaric crop colouring sheet
fungi hunt
spot signs of autumn

Food
see recipes

Food chains
food chains game

Fortune tellers
design a fortune teller

Fox
animal tracks match up
colouring sheet
fox mask
wildlife characters medium

Foxglove
flower wordsearches

Frog
animal cards 
wildlife characters small 

Fungi
autumn hunt - what have you seen?
common fungi wordsearch
fly agaric colouring sheet
fly agaric crop colouring sheet
fungi bingo
fungi cartoons
fungi hunt
fungi match-up puzzle 
fungi, moss and lichen hunt sheet
gruesome fungi wordsearch 
spot signs of autumn
winter hunt - what have you spotted?

 

G

Games
a tree's memory
badger wood
bat splats
bubble bug
concrete poetry
DIY bug bodies
dragon wood
food chains game
ladybird dominoes 
leaves quiz
spotted pacman 
tic-tac-toe 
also see cards, dot to dots, jigsaws, puzzles 

Garlic mustard
flower hunt sheet

Glistening inkcaps
fungi match-up puzzle

Grasshopper
minibeast hunt   
minibeasts on the ground iDial

Great tit
bird hunt
bird iDial 

Green finch
bird hunt

Green Tree Award Scheme  

Green-veined white
butterfly hunt
butterfly iDial 
butterfly cards  

  

H

Harvestman
minibeast hunt   

Hawthorn
code cracker
colouring sheet
crossword
collecting and planting seeds
flower hunt sheet
grid fit
mazes
leaf hunt sheet 
leaf identification sheet
leaf iDial 
leaf ladder
leaf sudoku 
leaves quiz 
tree anagrams
twigs, buds and leaves quiz
twig hunt sheet
wordsearches

Hazel
code cracker
flower hunt sheet
leaf hunt sheet 
leaf identification sheet
leaf iDial 
leaf ladder 
leaf outlines
match 'em up  
matching seeds and leaves dot to dot 
leaves quiz
tree anagrams
twig hunt sheet
wordsearches 

Hedgehog
cartoon
colouring sheet
crispy hibernating hedgehogs
hedgehog cake
hedgehog poster 

Hedgerows
hedge and copse packs
mazes  

Helicopters
autumn seed hunt 
collecting and planting seeds
matching seeds and leaves dot to dot 
seeds quiz   

Heron
animal tracks match up

Hibernation
crispy hibernating hedgehogs
hedgehog colouring sheet

Hips
autumn seed hunt  
collecting and planting seeds
crossword
grid fit
wordsearches

Holly
collecting and planting seeds
colouring sheets
crossword
DIY autumn leaf cards
leaf hunt sheet  
leaf identification sheet
leaf iDial 
leaf ladder
leaf sudoku 
leaves quiz
match 'em up 
seeds quiz  
spot signs of autumn
tree anagrams
twig hunt sheet
winter scavenger hunt
wordsearches 

Horse chestnut
code cracker
collecting and planting seeds
conker models
DIY autumn leaf cards
fact sheet
flower hunt sheet
leaf dot to dots
leaf hunt sheet 
leaf identification sheet
leaf iDial 
leaf ladder
leaf sudoku 
leaf outlines  
leaves quiz
match 'em up 
seeds quiz 
spot signs of autumn 
tree anagrams
twigs, buds and leaves quiz
twig hunt sheet
wordsearches 

  

I

IDials
birds
butterflies
leaves
minibeasts in the air
minibeasts on the ground
make your own

Insects
butterfly cards  
minibeast hunt
wordsearches

Ivy
autumn hunt - what have you seen?
code cracker
colouring sheet
crossword
grid fit
leaf identification sheet 
seeds quiz   
spot signs of autumn 
tree anagrams
wordsearches

 

Jelly ear
common fungi wordsearch
fungi hunt 

Jigsaw puzzles
cygnets 

  

K

Keys
autumn seed hunt  
code cracker
crossword
collecting and planting seeds
grid fit
seeds quiz
wordsearches    

King Alfred's cakes
common fungi wordsearch 
fungi hunt

Kites
bat
bee
bird
butterflies

    

L

Lacewing
minibeasts in the air iDial 
minibeast quiz

Ladybird
dominoes 
mazes
minibeasts in the air iDial 
minibeast quiz  
minibeast trump cards 
spotted pacman
wildlife characters small
wordsearches 

Larch
autumn seed hunt
twig hunt sheet  

Leaves
autumn hunt - what have you seen?
autumn scavenger hunt
autumnwatch hunt sheet 
DIY autumn leaf cards
leaves
leaf cards
leaf cartoons 
leaf collecting bag 
leaf collecting poster
leaf creations
leaf crown
leaf hunt sheet 
leaf identification sheet
leaf iDial 
leaf ladder 
leaf outlines
leaves quiz
leaf storm
leaf sudoku
lucky leaves
match 'em up
match buds to leaves
matching seeds and leaves dot to dot
minibeasts in the mulch
oak leaf colouring sheet
spot signs of autumn
sticky leaves 
twigs, buds and leaves quiz  
why leaves change colour
winter scavenger hunt

Leech
minibeast trump cards  

Lesser celandine
flower hunt sheet

Lichen
fungi, moss and lichen hunt sheet

Lilac
twig hunt sheet
flower hunt sheet

Lime
leaf identification sheet 
leaf iDial 
twigs, buds and leaves quiz
twig hunt sheet    

 

M

Magpie
bird hunt
bird iDial 

Masks
bat mask
butterfly mask
design your own
fox mask

Millipede
minibeasts on the ground iDial 
minibeast trump cards  

Minibeasts
minibeast cards 
minibeast factsheet 
minibeast hunt 
minibeasts in the air iDial
minibeasts on the ground iDial 
minibeast trump cards 
minibeast quiz
minibeasts in the mulch
wordsearches

Mistletoe
winter hunt - what have you spotted?

Mosquito
minibeasts in the air iDial

Moss
fungi, moss and lichen hunt sheet
winter hunt - what have you spotted?

Moth
minibeast hunt
minibeasts in the air iDial 
minibeast quiz 
minibeast trump cards  

Mushrooms
See fungi 

   

N

Nuts
autumn seed hunt 
code cracker
collecting and planting seeds
crossword
grid fit
matching seeds and leaves dot to dot
winter hunt - what have you spotted?
wordsearches

   

O

Oak
collecting and planting seeds
oak leaf colouring sheet
crossword
DIY autumn leaf cards
grid fit
leaf dot to dots
leaf hunt sheet 
leaf identification sheet
leaf iDial 
leaf outlines
leaf sudoku 
leaves quiz
match 'em up
matching seeds and leaves dot to dot
mazes 
seeds quiz
spot signs of autumn 
tree anagrams
twigs, buds and leaves quiz
twig hunt sheet
winter scavenger hunt
wordsearches    

Orange peel fungus
fungi match-up puzzle

Orange tip
butterfly hunt
butterfly iDial 
butterfly cards  

Otter
animal tracks match up

Outlines
leaf outlines

Owl
animal cards 
autumn hunt - what have you seen?
colouring sheet
wildlife characters medium 

Oxeye daisy
flower hunt sheet
flower wordsearches  

    

P

Painted lady
butterfly hunt
butterfly iDial 
butterfly cards 

Parasol mushroom
common fungi wordsearch
fungi match-up puzzle

Planting
collecting and planting seeds 

Peacock
butterfly hunt
butterfly iDial 
butterfly cards 
minibeast quiz

Pigeon
see woodpigeon 

Pine cone
colouring sheets

Pine needles
winter scavenger hunt

Pink waxcap
fungi match-up puzzle

Play
seasonal play booklets

Pond skater
minibeast trump cards  

Posters
badger poster
hedgehog poster 
leaf collecting poster  

Primrose
flower hunt sheet

Puppets
swifts and swallows

Puzzles
code cracker
common fungi wordsearch
crossword
DIY bug bodies
flower wordsearches
fungi match-up puzzle 
grid fit
gruesome fungi wordsearch 
leaf dot to dots
leaf ladder
leaf sudoku
leaves quiz
match 'em up
matching seeds and leaves dot to dot 
mazes
sticky leaves
tree anagrams
wordsearches
see also: jigsaw puzzles

 

Q

Quiz
leaves quiz 
minibeast quiz  
seeds quiz 
twigs, buds and leaves quiz  

  

R

Rabbit
wildlife characters medium

Recipes
crispy hibernating hedgehogs
blackberry recipes
hedgehog cake
recipe booklet 

Red admiral
butterfly hunt 
butterfly iDial 
butterfly cards 

Robin
bird hunt
bird iDial 
colouring sheet
tic-tac-toe

Rose hips
see dog rose 

Rowan
code cracker
collecting and planting seeds
DIY autumn leaf cards
flower hunt sheet
grid fit
leaf hunt sheet 
leaf identification sheet
leaf iDial 
leaf ladder  
leaves quiz
match 'em up
tree anagrams
twigs, buds and leaves quiz
twig identification sheets
wordsearches   

    

S

Seeds
acorn hunt
autumn scavenger hunt
autumn seed hunt 
collecting seeds
crossword
grid fit
match 'em up
matching seeds and leaves dot to dot 
seeds quiz
winter scavenger hunt
wordsearches 

Schools
assembly 
award scheme 
curriculum links 
free trees 
learning tree 

Seasons
spring
summer
autumn
winter
 

Shaggy inkcaps
fungi hunt 

Shield bug
minibeast trump cards

Siskin
bird hunt 

Silver birch
code cracker
collecting and planting seeds
crossword
grid fit
match 'em up
spot signs of autumn
tree anagrams
wordsearches 

Sloes
autumn seed hunt
code cracker
crossword
grid fit
wordsearches

Slug
minibeast trump cards  

Small tortoiseshell
butterfly hunt 

Snail
minibeast hunt
minibeasts on the ground iDial 
minibeast trump cards

Snow
snowflake templates
snowman colouring sheet
snowmen chains 

Snowdrop
flower hunt sheet
flower wordsearches

Speckled wood
butterfly hunt
butterfly iDial 
butterfly cards 

Spider
autumn hunt - what have you seen?
minibeasts on the ground iDial 
minibeast quiz  
minibeast trump cards
spider plane
spider web colouring sheet  

Spring
see seasons

Squirrel
acorn hunt
animal tracks match up
autumn hunt - what have you seen?
colouring sheet
wildlife characters medium
winter hunt - what have you spotted? 

Stag beetle
minibeast trump cards 

Starling
bird hunt
bird iDial 

Stick
see twig

Stick insect
minibeast trump cards  

Stinkhorn
common fungi wordsearch
fungi hunt

Story-telling
mini theatre - stage backdrop
mini theatre - stage trees
mini theatre - wildlife characters small
mini theatre - wildlife characters medium
mini theatre - wildlife characters large
picture storybook

Swan
colouring sheet
cygnet jigsaw puzzle 

Swallow
puppets

Sweet chestnut
autumn scavenger hunt

Swift
puppets

Summer
see seasons

Sycamore
collecting and planting seeds
crossword
DIY autumn leaf cards
grid fit
leaf hunt sheet  
leaf identification sheet
leaf iDial 
leaf ladder
leaf sudoku 
leaf outlines  
leaves quiz 
seeds quiz 
tree anagrams 
twigs, buds and leaves quiz
twig hunt sheet
wordsearches   

  

T

Templates
iDials 

Ticklists
leaf ticklist 

Treecreeper
bird hunt
bird iDial 

Trees
ancient tree hunt
blindfold tree exploring
code cracker
crossword
free trees for schools 
grid fit
leaf dot to dots
leaf ladder
leaf sudoku
leaves quiz
match 'em up
match buds to leaves
matching seeds and leaves dot to dot
mazes
tree anagrams
tree faces
tree flicker book
tree growth chart
tree outlines
tree silhouettes
tree skeletons
twigs, buds and leaves quiz
twig identification sheets
waiting to meet you
wildlife characters large
wordsearches  
see also: leaves, woodland  

Twigs
autumn scavenger hunt
stick weaving
tic-tac-toe
twig hunt 
twig towers
twigs, buds and leaves quiz
winter scavenger hunt 

   

U

 

V

 

W

Wasp
minibeast hunt
minibeasts in the air iDial 
minibeast trump cards 

Water boatman
minibeast trump cards   

Wellies
welly plane
welly wander 
wellies colouring sheet

Winter
see seasons

Wood anemone
flower hunt sheet

Woodland
woodland log book 

Woodlouse
minibeast hunt
minibeasts on the ground iDial 
minibeast quiz 
minibeast trump cards   

Woodpecker
animal cards

Woodpigeon
bird hunt
bird iDial 

Worm
see earthworm
 

X

 

Y

Yellow brain
common fungi wordsearch
fungi hunt

 

Z

Zzzzzzzzz
see hibernation