On the park

Fairy Fauna Trails

Somewhere along The Famous Montgomery Walk there are little doors, tiny houses and wind chimes in the branches. Go quietly and see how many you can find.

WhereThe Famous Montgomery Walk
BookletFrom the Command Post
PrizeBring it back to the Command Post
CostFree, and out all year
Download the booklet

How it works

Three steps and a walk in the woods

The trail is free, it is out all year, and it takes as long as you want it to.

1

Pick up a booklet

Ask at the Command Post before you set off. Inside there is a spotter’s list, three name generators and a word search for the walk back.

2

Walk the Montgomery

Little doors, tiny houses and wind chimes are hidden along the way. Go quietly and you will see more of them.

3

Bring it back

Finished or not, take your booklet back to the Command Post and show someone what you found. There is a prize in it.


Spotter’s bingo

Nine things to find

The same nine as the booklet. Tap each one as you find it — the ticks stay on this phone, so you can carry it round the walk.

0 of 9 found

From the booklet

Find your fairy name

Your first initial gives the first name, your surname initial gives the last. The booklet has all three tables in full, along with a word search built from them.

Your fairy name
Your elf name
Your gnome name

Say hello

Lilly and Len

They wait for visitors at the Fairy Meeting Place, along The Famous Montgomery Walk. Give them a wave, and see whether anyone has left them a present.

Fairy Fauna Trails

Woodland manners

Five things worth knowing

  • Stay with your grown-up. This is a real wood, not a playground.
  • Watch your feet. Rabbits and badgers dig burrows here, so the ground is bumpy.
  • Look, don’t touch. Each little door is somebody’s front door.
  • Take your rubbish home. Especially sweet wrappers.
  • Wear muddy shoes. Wellies are best after rain.

The real residents

Who else lives out here

Deer, badgers, bats and owls all use these woods. You are unlikely to meet any of them in the middle of the day, but the signs are there if you look down as well as up.

Bluebells across the woodland floor

Bluebells

In spring the woodland floor goes over to bluebells. It lasts a few weeks and it is worth timing a stay around.

A ring of fungi in the leaf litter

Fairy rings

Autumn brings fungi up through the leaf litter, sometimes in rings. Look, photograph, and leave them where they are.

A hole in the trunk of a tree

Holes in trees

Not every little door belongs to a fairy. Some of the holes out here were made by birds, and they are somebody’s front door too.

Before you go

Take the booklet with you

Pick one up at the Command Post, or print it at home before you travel. Bring it back either way — finished or not — and there is a prize waiting.