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Lantern Woods

The Lantern Seeds

Help Nutmeg the owl find six glowing seeds before nightfall.

Play on any walk

Nutmeg the owl

The walk, stop by stop

Nutmeg the owl leads the way. At each stop a new character needs help, children take on a challenge, and the explorer who led it earns a badge. Along the way everyone hunts for lantern seeds.

  1. Pip's Prickly Problem

    🦔 Meet Pip the hedgehog

    Little ones
    8 tiptoes
    Big kids
    Pip's hunt
    Spot on the way
    Spot a feather
  2. Bumble's Big Sleep

    🦡 Meet Bumble the badger

    Little ones
    Wake up, Bumble
    Big kids
    Wake up, Bumble
    Spot on the way
    Find an acorn, a conker or a seed
  3. Rill's Secret Sounds

    💧 Meet Rill the stream sprite

    Little ones
    Quiet ears
    Big kids
    Sound detective
    Spot on the way
    Walk as quietly as a fox
  4. Hazel's Riddle

    🐿️ Meet Hazel the squirrel

    Little ones
    Find a leaf as big as your hand
    Big kids
    Hazel's riddle
    Spot on the way
    Spot a tree with a hole in it
  5. Boulder's Lost Roar

    🪨 Meet Boulder the troll

    Little ones
    The mightiest roar
    Big kids
    Moss tea
    Spot on the way
    Hop over a puddle, a stick or a stream
  6. Ember's Magic Picture

    🦊 Meet Ember the fox

    Little ones
    Something magical
    Big kids
    The most magical thing we found
    Spot on the way
    Hoot like an owl to say hello to Nutmeg

Badges to collect

A badge at every stop, and rare holographic editions for spotting everything or finishing the whole story.

  • Nutmeg Friend
  • Pip Friend
  • Bumble Friend
  • Rill Friend
  • Hazel Friend
  • Boulder Friend
  • Ember Friend
  • First Seed
  • Leaf Listener
  • Moss Detective
  • Feather Finder
  • Tree Riddle
  • Woodland Team
  • Lantern Keeper

Where to play it

Or play it on any walk: each stop unlocks as you go, in any park, wood or path.

What families say about The Lantern Seeds

4.6out of 5

From 18 families who walked The Lantern Seeds

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Reviews come from grown-ups who finished the story in the app. Each park's team reads them before they appear.

  • Example review
    Really sweet, well-made story and the voices are brilliant. We downloaded it at home first which was handy as signal drops out in the middle of Queen Elizabeth Forest Park.

    Ruth, explorers aged 4

    Visited October 2026, Queen Elizabeth Forest Park story trail

  • Example review
    Really clever idea. My youngest needed a bit of help with some of the riddles but the narrator gives gentle clues. We'll be back for the autumn one.

    Aisha, explorers aged 4 and 9

    Visited October 2026, Sherwood Forest story trail

    Reply from Sample Woods (demo)

    Thank you! We've added a little extra signpost so the tricky stop is easier to spot. See you on the next one.

  • Example review
    Really clever idea. My youngest needed a bit of help with some of the riddles but the narrator gives gentle clues. We'll be back for the autumn one.

    Aisha, explorers aged 4 and 9

    Visited September 2026, Bedgebury Forest story trail

    Reply from Sample Woods (demo)

    Thank you! We've added a little extra signpost so the tricky stop is easier to spot. See you on the next one.

  • Example review
    Did it with an eight-year-old and a two-year-old and it somehow worked for both. The eight-year-old read the clues out to her brother. Proper family afternoon.

    Becky & co, explorers aged 8 and 2

    Visited September 2026, Bedgebury Forest story trail

Reviews marked “Example review” are placeholders while Clever Trails is being tested.

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