Milkshake! Secret Life Of The Forest

A year in the forest brings lots of incredible changes for the plants and creatures that live there. Experience the beauty of the forest in all its changing forms and learn about hibernation, perennial trees and the changes over the seasons.

A busy animal with some very special skills, Beavers have an incredible ability to work hard as they build a home that benefits all of the forest around them. With amazing physical features, they use their skill to build dams which prevents flooding.

Every living thing in the forest needs water. Meet a variety of water, dwelling birds including kingfishers, dippers, wagtails, heron and ducks and learn all about how they live as they eat, dive, leap and swim around the waters of the forest.

Toads are slimy and shiny, and they love to hop into the water for a good old croak. Learn about how female toads get lots of attention from males before they lay their eggs and watch them grow from wriggly tadpoles into grown up toads.

In the forest, not every animal sleeps at night. Night creatures are called nocturnal animals and with the help of special cameras, see who is about at night and what they get up to.

Red squirrels are some of the cutest and cleverest creatures in the forest. They are always busy and have amazing jumping abilities. They also hide nuts in secrets spots for later. They even pretend to hide nuts to trick the birds that are watching.