Fold a large piece of cardboard into three even sections, then unfold it flat again.
Using a set of animal track match cards, lay out the track cards face up on one side and the animal cards face up on the other.
Using a set of who's poo matching cards, look closely at each picture of droppings and try to match it to the correct animal card.
Divide the group into smaller groups of about three.
Choose a tree to track over time.
Find a clear animal track.
Before the session, without the group knowing, put on each type of footwear you have brought and make a set of three tracks with each one in a substrate that holds a print well, such as moist clay soi
Look for mammal hairs caught on low level barbed wire, around animal homes, or on bedding areas.
Prepare a small area, such as a box or a managed patch of ground, where you can make and observe tracks over several days.
Choose a natural area with good bird activity, such as a park, woodland or wetland, and aim for early morning or late afternoon when birds are most active.