This Spring, one of things I/we intend to do is to make it through Badger Woods, which runs along the outskirts of our town, and joins onto green space leading up to the Chiltern Hills and Dunstable Downs. Also referred to as Bluebell Woods since this beautiful flower will be in full bloom next month, and produce a sea of blue across the field.
It's a challenge making it through one end of the dense woods to the next, and to make it as exciting as possible, I intend to set up a treasure hunt and tracking/trailing activity, as well as leaf collection (for as many different samples as possible).
It's always amazing stumbling upon the badger setts and rabbit dens, and spotting the diverse wildlife - there's always hedgehogs and squirrels, and numerous birds and insects (if we're lucky, we'll spot a fox, or maybe a badger or two).
To round it off, we'll picnic on the lush green fields, hopefully bathed in glorious sunlight. The trail ends onto a path which leads back down to town and a park. The kids can enjoy the swings, monkey bars, ropes and roundabouts there to conclude our trip day.