Who lives at Westonbirt?

Westonbirt is home to many woodland animals and this trail with its set of worksheets helps children to explore just who lives at the arboretum and where.

There are 27 coloured animal discs to find throughout the Old Arboretum. They will find them attached to:

benches
gates
fence posts

The trail map leaflet includes a quiz that provides facts about ten different animals that live at Westonbirt. There are additional activity trail worksheets for different age groups, each one visits a different set of discs so look at the trail map to discover where you need to look.

Fur and feathers
Which animals have fur and which have feathers? Find the animal discs and sort the animals out – a simple introduction to mammals and birds.

Who lives in a house like this?
Find the animal discs and discover which of the animals live in a burrow, a tree hollow, a nest or amongst the leaf litter.

Woodland stories trail - KS1, KS2
Many of our favourite books are set in woodlands or feature woodland animals. Find the animal discs to answer our story quiz.

Web of life
Who eats who? Follow the map, find the animal discs, create a simple woodland food web and then see if you can answer the food web quiz.

General booking information
Having looked at the information and the worksheets please contact the education team to discuss your needs, the activities you want to do and to check the availability of your preferred date. For further advice on the content of each worksheet and a booking form please contact the education team on 01666 881211 or email.

To confirm your visit you must complete and return the booking form indicating which activities you are doing. We strongly recommend that you also arrange a pre-visit to familiarise yourself with the layout of the arboretum and the location of your chosen activities.

Charges
There is an entrance cost of £1 per child, with 1 adult : 4 pupils free for Pre-school and Reception classes, 1 adult : 5 pupils free for Years 1-6, and 1 adult : 10 pupils for Years 7+ (additional adults will be charged the adult group rate). There is no extra charge for these trails.

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