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Index
Cover
Title Page
Dedication
Contents
A Note to Parents
A Note to Children
All Year Round
Build a Den
Make a Nature Table
How to Identify … Trees
Climb a Tree
Hang Upside Down From the Branch of a Tree
Make a Rope Swing From a Tree
Tell the Age of a Tree
Make a Bark Rubbing
Listen to the Heartbeat of a Tree
How to Identify … Common Birds
Look for Owl Pellets
Look for Mammal Tracks and Signs
Make a Plaster Cast of An Animal Track
Grow Mustard and Cress
Stand Out in the Rain
Sit or Stand Still for an Hour, Just Watching and Listening
Go for a “Blind Walk”
Play Poohsticks
Roll Down a Hill
Feed the Birds in Your Backyard
Keep a Nature Notebook and Diary
Go for a Walk in a Graveyard
Three Ways to Find Which Direction You are Facing Without Using a Compass …
Go Out into Your Backyard at Night
Time Thunder and Lightning to Work Out How Far Away a Storm is
Count the Colors of a Rainbow
Skip Stones Across a Lake or Pond
Play Hide-And-Seek
Visit Your Local Wildlife Sanctuary
Become a Conservation Volunteer
Use Nature to Forecast the Weather
Spring
Look for Catkins
Listen for Woodpeckers Drumming
How to Identify … Birds of Prey
Find the First Spring Flowers
Some Recipes Using Spring Flowers and Plants
Go See Displays of Cherry Blossoms
Look for Squirrel Dreys
Listen to the Dawn Chorus
Provide a Home for Purple Martins
Identify Different Birdsong
Take a Close Look in a Pond
How to Identify … Pond Life
Collect Frogs’ Eggs—And Watch them Change into Frogs
How to Identify … Reptiles
Go On an Easter Egg Hunt
Dye Your Easter Eggs Yellow Using Flowers
Have a Snail Race
Identify Trees by Their Leaves
Dig for Earthworms
Look for Mad March Hares
Find a Bird’s Nest
Spring Weather Lore
Summer
Collect Caterpillars and Watch them Change into Butterflies
Catch Butterflies With a Net
How to Identify … Butterflies
Go Moth Trapping
Watch Damselflies and Dragonflies
Give Bumblebees a Helping Hand
Take a Really Close Look at an Ant Colony
How to Identify … Bugs
Make a Home for Minibeasts
Lie Down in Long Grass and Stare at the Sky
Become a Bat Detective
Collect Birds’ Feathers
Make an Old-Fashioned Quill Pen
Spend the Night in a Tent in Your Backyard
Make a Compost Heap
Go on a City Safari
How to Identify … Amphibians
Look for Snakes and Lizards
Pick (And Eat) Blackberries
Some Easy Blackberry Recipes
How to Identify … Roadside Flowers and Plants
Naughty Stuff
Things to Do with Wildflowers
How to Identify … Creatures in a Rock Pool
Beside the Sea
Go Sea Fishing
Look for Marine Life: Seabirds, Seals, Whales, and Dolphins
Summer Weather Lore
Fall
Collect and Roast Sweet Chestnuts
Make Jack-O’-Lanterns for Halloween
Roast Pumpkin Seeds for a Tasty Snack
Apple Bobbing
Watch Birds Feeding on Fruit and Berries
How to Identify … Coastal Birds
Collect Pinecones and Make them into Christmas Decorations
Go on a “Fungal Foray”
Collect Seeds and Plant Them
Make Leaf Rubbings
Listen for Owls Calling
Look for Spiders in Your House
Look for Spiderwebs on a Fall Morning
Make a Woodpile in Your Backyard
How to Identify … Small Mammals
Trap Small Mammals
Observe Deer During the Rutting Season
Make a Birdhouse
Dig a Pond in Your Backyard
Plant a Native Hedgerow in Your Backyard
How to Identify … Medium-Size Mammals
Be Blown by the Wind
Fall Weather Lore
Winter
Feed the Ducks
How to Identify … Ducks and Waterbirds
Go Pishing to Attract Small Birds
Search for Hibernating Butterflies
Go Beachcombing Along the Tide Line
Watch the Sun Rise and Set on the Same Day
Go Swimming in the Sea in Winter
How to Identify … Marine Mammals
Look for Winter Wildlife
Take Part in the Christmas Bird Count
Make Maple Syrup Candy
Six Things to Do when It Snows …
Make a Snowman
Catch a Snowflake on Your Tongue
Look at a Snowflake Through a Magnifying Glass
Make Snow Angels
Slide Down a Slope on a Tray or Garbage Bag
Have a Snowball Fight
How to Identify … Large Mammals
Winter Weather Lore
Useful contacts
Further reading
Acknowledgments
Copyright
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