for those who love the outdoors
14 February, 2022
Wriggle over to one of the nation’s forests and have a family adventure this February half term, where families will find a new activity trail based on Julia Donaldson’s much loved Superworm.
In the latest exciting partnership between Forestry England and Magic Light Pictures, the Superworm trail showcases the unsung heroes of the forest. Based on the children’s picture book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler, the trail highlights the small but mighty creatures in the Superworm story, such as toad, beetle and Wizard Lizard, and shows their amazing abilities as they make their home in the forest.
The Superworm activity trail can be found at 26 forests across England and will have lots of fun activities to complete, the new self-led trail will encourage children to become superheroes of the forest themselves. Families will discover brightly illustrated panels, packed with amazing activities designed to get children thinking about these unsung heroes. Questions along the self-led trail will inspire children to think about the everyday heroic feats of the minibeasts of the woods and forests around them. The trail should keep the young ones entertained for around an hour leaving plenty of time to find more fun and explore the forest.
Special Superworm trail packs are available to buy on site from for £3.50 with additional activities, including stickers, a superhero mask, creature fact cards, at-home activity sheet, pencil and crayon.
Josephine Lavelle for Forestry England says:
“This is such a fun trail that offers children the chance to become a hero of the forest, just like the much loved and heroic creatures within the Superworm story. You’ll get to learn about our minibeasts and the important jobs they do for the nation’s forests. It’s a perfect half term day out.”
Alex Sanson, Brand Manager at Magic Light says:
“Forestry England sites are the perfect home for Superworm and all his friends. These trails offer a great opportunity to young explorers to learn about all the heroic feats that worms and other minibeasts achieve.”
The Superworm trail can be found at 26 of the nation’s forest, for more details please visit www.forestryengland.uk/superworm
If you or your little ones haven't yet watched SuperWorm, you can on the BBC iPlayer here.
(Find a Forestry England site near you here)
Alice Holt Forest, Surrey
Bedgebury National Pinetum and Forest, Kent
Beechenhurst, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire
Cannock Chase Forest, Staffordshire
Cardinham Woods, Cornwall
Dalby Forest, North Yorkshire
Delamere Forest, Cheshire
Fineshade Wood, Northamptonshire
Gisburn Forest, Lancashire
Grizedale Forest, Cumbria
Guisborough Forest, North Yorkshire
Haldon Forest Park, Devon
Hamsterley Forest, County Durham
Haughmond Hill, Shropshire
Hicks Lodge, Leicestershire
High Lodge, Thetford Forest, Suffolk
Jeskyns Community Woodland, Kent
Moors Valley Country Park, Dorset
Salcey Forest, Northamptonshire
Sherwood Pines, Nottinghamshire
Thames Chase Forest, London
Wendover Woods, Buckinghamshire
West Walk, Forest of Bere, Hampshire
Westonbirt Arboretum, Gloucestershire
Whinlatter, Cumbria
Wyre Forest, Worcestershire
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