what can you spot in autumn? - forestry and land scotland · in autumn, leaves break down and show...

What can you spot in autumn?

See how many you can spot when out on your walk! ü

Red

deer

Lea

f s

keleton

Pine

marten

Fly a

garic

Rowan

Berries

Win

ged seeds

Colou

rful leaves

Dou

gl

as f r

Cha

nterelle

Ripe red rowan berries provide

food for hungry birds.

Look out for blackbirds eating the berries.

Autumn is the time of the annual

red deer rut.

Listen for roaring stags and clashing antlers.

Fallen leaves rot away, leaving a beautiful

‘skeleton’.

Take one home for a craft project!

Pine martensoften poo on

rocks or forestpaths.

Can you tell what they’ve been eating?

Fly agaric fungi usually grow

with birch andpine trees.

What trees are growing near them?

Sycamore and ash seeds fly

a bit like a helicopter.

Throw one and see how far it flies.

Most coniferskeep their leaves all

year round.

Crush and smell some of their leaves.

In autumn, leaves break

down andshow their

hidden colours.

How many colours canyou fnd?

Some wild mushrooms

are really tasty.

Never eat fungi unless you know what they are!

Redw

ing

Salm

on

Blae

berries

Salmon returnto the placeof their birth

to spawn.

Cheer them on at weirs and waterfalls.

Redwings arrive in autumn and

spend thewinter here.

Listen for their ‘zztseep’ calls on clear nights.

Blaeberriesgrow on low

bushes in theold pine woods.

Pine martens eat so many their poo turns blue!

Children must be supervised by a responsible adult. Activities are at your own risk.

www.forestry.gov.uk/scotland