Woodland Web

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  • Wildlife

Chilterns woodlands are alive with wildlife! Explore a typical wood through the seasons to find out what’s about. Listen to birds singing and watch badgers and deer going about their daily lives. You can even get a bird’s eye view of a red kite’s nest. There’s also information about places to go in the Chilterns where you might see some of this wildlife for real.

Click on the links below to visit the different seasons.

competition – spot the green man!

Can you spot the face of the Green Man, the mysterious woodland man of ancient legend, in our illustrations of the different seasons? Look closely, maybe he’s hiding in the leaves or on a tree trunk. He appears once in each picture – click here to email us with a description of where he is, your name and address. We’ll send a woodland goody bag to everyone who gives the correct answers! (open to under 12’s only).

Find out more about the Mystery of the Green Man here.