Animal homes Spot evidence of animals living in the woods€¦ · Spot evidence of animals living...
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6+ Feel free to copy and share this for personal and educational use – and don’t forget there are loads more brilliant activities to download on our website! woodlandtrust.org.uk/naturedetectives | 0330 333 5301 | [email protected] Search for ‘nature detectives’ | #NatureDetectives © Made in 2016 by the Woodland Trust (registered charity nos 294344 and SC038885) Images: Joe Blossom - Alamy Stock, www.northeastwildlife.co.uk, Margaret Barton, Michael Calvert, Carole Sutton, Duncan Cameron/ WTML Animal homes Spot evidence of animals living in the woods Deadwood Home to woodlice, stag beetles and millipedes. What else can you find? Badger sett Large, badger-sized tunnels, often dug into slopes. Their entrances look like capital Ds on their side Rabbit warren Small, rabbit-sized tunnels dug into banks and under trees Mouse tunnels Tiny, mouse-sized tunnels. Their entrances are about the size of a 50p coin Oak galls Home to gall wasp larvae. As they grow, they feed on the gall. Bird nest Made with twigs, grass, moss and leaves. Peep among bushes and through tree branches Woodpecker hole Made by woodpeckers drilling with their beaks Mole hills Piles of soil pushed up out of the ground Squirrel drey A football-sized nest, often built with twigs and leaves and nestled next to a tree trunk Tree hollow Tucked into tree trunks, they’re often home to tawny owls and little owls Bat roost Look out for the tell-tale black streak beneath holes in tree trunks. This is poo! Spider web There are different types of web – look out for orb, funnel and sheet webs A n i m a l h o m es Animals can live in trees and underground, so look for the tell-tale signs.
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Feel free to copy and share this for personal and educational use –
and don’t forget there are loads more brilliant activities to download on our website!
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Search for ‘nature detectives’ | #NatureDetectives
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Animal homesSpot evidence of animals living
in the woods
DeadwoodHome to woodlice, stag beetles and
millipedes. What else can you fi nd?Badger settLarge, badger-sized tunnels, often
dug into slopes. Their entrances look
like capital Ds on their side
Rabbit warrenSmall, rabbit-sized tunnels dug
into banks and under trees
Mouse tunnelsTiny, mouse-sized tunnels.
Their entrances are about the
size of a 50p coin
Oak gallsHome to gall wasp larvae. As they
grow, they feed on the gall.
Bird nestMade with twigs, grass, moss
and leaves. Peep among bushes
and through tree branches
Woodpecker holeMade by woodpeckers drilling
with their beaks
Mole hillsPiles of soil pushed up out of the ground
Squirrel dreyA football-sized nest, often
built with twigs and leaves and
nestled next to a tree trunk
Tree hollowTucked into tree trunks, they’re
often home to tawny owls
and little owls
Bat roostLook out for the tell-tale black
streak beneath holes in tree
trunks. This is poo!
Spider webThere are diff erent types of web –
look out for orb, funnel and sheet webs
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Animals can live in trees and underground, so look for the tell-tale signs.
