A path from the book
Follow the
Whispering Forest
Meet the lives between the leaves, discover how the woodland grows and learn what truly needs our help.
Follow the dragonfliesLittle Keeper’s forest journey
One story. One living woodland.
The book leads the adventure. Choose any discovery box to look more closely. It opens safely here on the page and never asks you to share anything.
01Along the path
The Whispering Stream
Meet the dragonflies in the place they call home. Watch the water, find their resting places and listen without disturbing.
Choose a box below to discover more.
+Watch the WaterNotice movement above and below.
Dragonflies begin life beneath the water. Watching patiently can reveal ripples, reflections and tiny movements without disturbing their home.
♡ Notice quietly with your grown-up.
+Find a Resting PlaceLook for reeds, leaves and sunlit stones.
Dragonflies often pause where they can rest and warm themselves. Look from the bank and leave every plant exactly where it grows.
♡ Notice quietly with your grown-up.
+Follow the WingsWatch quietly without chasing.
A dragonfly may patrol the same stretch of water again and again. Let it choose its own path and enjoy seeing where it returns.
♡ Notice quietly with your grown-up.
+Listen to the StreamMeet the habitat before its visitors.
The stream supports plants, insects, birds and woodland animals. What happens above the surface begins with the living water below.
♡ Notice quietly with your grown-up.
02Along the path
Beneath Grandpa Oak
Follow the smallest pawprints towards the ancient roots and discover how one woodland home may shelter many lives.
Choose a box below to discover more.
+Look Beneath the RootsNotice homes without reaching inside.
Roots can create protected spaces for insects and small woodland animals. A dark opening may be somebody’s home, so give it room.
♡ Notice quietly with your grown-up.
+Follow the WaterSee how the stream helps the forest grow.
Water travels through soil towards roots. Trees use it to grow leaves, flowers, fruit and seeds that help many other lives.
♡ Notice quietly with your grown-up.
+Watch the BranchesDiscover who rests above the path.
Branches provide perches, shelter and nesting places. Watch from below without climbing towards a nest or hidden animal.
♡ Notice quietly with your grown-up.
+Join the ConnectionsFind how one woodland life helps another.
Leaves feed the soil, roots hold the earth, flowers feed insects and trees provide shelter. The forest thrives through these connections.
♡ Notice quietly with your grown-up.
03Along the path
The Woodland Neighbours
Meet the jay, squirrel, woodpecker, robin, owl and tiny soil helpers that allow the forest to continue.
Choose a box below to discover more.
+The JayThe Acorn Carrier
Jays carry and hide acorns as food. An acorn left behind may take root and begin the life of another oak tree.
♡ Notice quietly with your grown-up.
+The SquirrelThe Busy Planter
Squirrels move and bury nuts and seeds. Some forgotten stores may grow, helping trees spread through the woodland.
♡ Notice quietly with your grown-up.
+The WoodpeckerThe Woodland Carpenter
Woodpeckers search tree bark for food and make nesting holes. Old holes may later offer shelter to other woodland neighbours.
♡ Notice quietly with your grown-up.
+The RobinThe Patient Watcher
Robins watch the ground for small creatures to eat. Their song is also one of the sounds Treasure Hunters may notice from the path.
♡ Notice quietly with your grown-up.
+The OwlThe Twilight Listener
Owls use remarkable hearing and quiet flight when hunting. If you hear one, stay with your grown-up and let it remain hidden.
♡ Notice quietly with your grown-up.
+The Tiny Soil HelpersThe Forest Recyclers
Worms, beetles and woodlice help break down fallen woodland material, returning goodness to the soil where new plants can grow.
♡ Notice quietly with your grown-up.
This is their home. We are the visitors.
The forest carries on when no one is watching.
Stop. Look. Listen. Notice. Understand. Protect.
Return to the woodland doorway
