A practical guide for kids aged 7-11, by popular Really Wild Show presenter Nick Baker, full of exciting things to see and do pretty much everywhere.The habitat explorers are a series of four books containing numerous step-by-step projects to lead the curious young naturalist off down a path of exploration. These guides are not simply a tick list of things you can see (though they teach all those basic identification skills): rather they encourage kids to see what's around them by getting their hands dirty. And because they're so straightforward and safe to use, parents can feel confident in helping their kids to explore the wildlife around.Perfect for half terms and long summer holidays, whether you're in the back garden or on a family day out.In Forests and Woodlands Nick shows you how to grow your own mistletoe, how to age and measure trees, how to collect seeds and grow your own trees, and how to make a forest log.
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Nick Baker. Forests and Woodlands
Contents
The wildlife in woodland
Handy stuff for exploring with
The tree canopy
Is your wood ancient?
Keep a tree log
Make leaf lace
The texture of bark
How old is your tree?
Profiling your tree
Whistling in the wood
Grow your own giant
The understorey
Budding brilliant
Mapping territories
Talk with the birds
Nests and holes
Make your own nest
Hedge your bets
Seed watching!
The herb layer
See the light
Rabbit hunting
How to hide yourself
Brock watch
Know your cones
Spore points
The litter layer
Signs and reading them right
Nuts – who has nibbled them?
The fungus among us
Boring beetles
Galling
Nick’s trick
Little jumpers
Going further
Index
Author’s Acknowledgements
If you enjoyed Forests and Woodlands, check out these other great Nick Baker titles
Copyright
About the Publisher
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For my wild friend Ceri, a small token of my appreciation of you. You saved me!
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5 When it is well covered, turn the leaf over and press it firmly onto a plain sheet of paper to leave an imprint. Press some blotting or kitchen paper over this to sop up any oily residues.
If you have been sifting around in the bottom of a pond or ditch, you may occasionally stumble across a stunningly beautiful phenomenon – that of a leaf that has had all the soft parts nibbled away to leave a net-like web of veins. These veins are all that is left of the leaf’s plumbing. The tubes and pipes are what the sap of the plant flows through, carrying essential chemicals around the plant’s body.
