Nature detectives

If you look very carefully at the ground you may be able to make out footprints in the mud-tracks left behind by animals that you may be able to identify.

Here is a common animal footprint
that you might find.
It belongs to the badger!

If you look carefully in ponds in the spring time you may see the tadpoles of frogs or toads, or you may even be lucky enough to see the adults. During the breeding season they are very vocal and they may travel great distances to reach the pond in which to lay their eggs.

Hundreds of toads are killed on
roads every year on their way to their ponds.

Look carefully at the trees around you. There may be thousands of animals living in one tree. It may support a whole ecosystem of different creatures living together, from the tiniest insects to squirrels in holes and birds nesting high in the branches.

Don't forget to tell us about the wildlife that you see - you can send all your wildlife records to us by filling in this form and sending it to us.

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