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Story trails at real woods and parks, with the day-out basics listed. No trail nearby? Every story can also be played on any walk.

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Each trail tells a story in short chapters, one at each stop along the walk. Trails differ in how the next chapter starts:

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Just keep walking. Nothing to find, no set route.
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Your phone's location starts each chapter when you reach the stop.
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Tap or scan the Clever Trails sign at each stop.
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Each trail tells a story in short chapters, one at each stop along the walk. Trails differ in how the next chapter starts:

Unlocks as you walk
Just keep walking. Nothing to find, no set route.
Unlocks when you arrive
Your phone's location starts each chapter when you reach the stop.
Tap the plaques
Tap or scan the Clever Trails sign at each stop.
Arrive or tap a plaque
Either one works.
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16 trails
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Fineshade Wood, Northamptonshire

Fineshade Wood story trail

Help Trixie the baby triceratops find six map pieces and discover the Lost World.

  • 5.0 (3 reviews)
  • About 60 min · 2.4 km · Ages 3–8
  • Parking · Toilets · Café · Pushchair friendly · Step-free access
See Fineshade Wood story trail
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Bedford Purlieus, Cambridgeshire

Bedford Purlieus story trail

Try every sport with Coach Hopper and bring six golden stars home to the Sunshine Cup.

  • 4.6 (5 reviews)
  • About 40 min · 1.5 km · Ages 3–10
  • Parking · Dogs welcome
See Bedford Purlieus story trail
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Salcey Forest, Northamptonshire

Salcey Forest story trail

Help Nutmeg the owl find six glowing seeds before nightfall.

  • 4.3 (4 reviews)
  • About 50 min · 2 km · Ages 2–8
  • Parking · Toilets · Café · Pushchair friendly · Step-free access
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Rushmere Country Park, Bedfordshire

Rushmere Country Park story trail

Help Marigold the fairy find six rainbow crystals to light up the Crystal Palace.

  • 4.7 (3 reviews)
  • About 40 min · 1.6 km · Ages 3–8
  • Parking · Toilets · Café · Pushchair friendly
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Wendover Woods, Buckinghamshire

Wendover Woods story trail

Roll across Planet Violetta with Bleep the rover to find six star crystals.

  • 4.8 (6 reviews)
  • About 70 min · 2.8 km · Ages 4–10
  • Parking · Toilets · Café · Dogs welcome
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Epping Forest, Essex

Epping Forest story trail

Help Trixie the baby triceratops find six map pieces and discover the Lost World.

  • 4.3 (4 reviews)
  • About 55 min · 2.2 km · Ages 3–8
  • Parking · Toilets · Café · Dogs welcome
See Epping Forest story trail
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Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire

Sherwood Forest story trail

Help Nutmeg the owl find six glowing seeds before nightfall.

  • 4.8 (5 reviews)
  • About 50 min · 2 km · Ages 2–8
  • Parking · Toilets · Café · Pushchair friendly · Step-free access
See Sherwood Forest story trail
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Cannock Chase, Staffordshire

Cannock Chase story trail

Help Shelly the snail find six sunshine petals and wake the sleepy garden flower.

  • 4.7 (6 reviews)
  • About 35 min · 1.4 km · Ages 2–6
  • Parking · Toilets · Café · Dogs welcome
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Delamere Forest, Cheshire

Delamere Forest story trail

Swim with Marmalade the octopus to bring six rainbow pearls home to the reef.

  • 4.4 (5 reviews)
  • About 55 min · 2.3 km · Ages 3–8
  • Parking · Toilets · Café · Pushchair friendly · Dogs welcome
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Dalby Forest, North Yorkshire

Dalby Forest story trail

Roll across Planet Violetta with Bleep the rover to find six star crystals.

  • 4.8 (5 reviews)
  • About 75 min · 3 km · Ages 4–10
  • Parking · Toilets · Café · Dogs welcome
See Dalby Forest story trail
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Kielder Waterside, Northumberland

Kielder Waterside story trail

Swim with Marmalade the octopus to bring six rainbow pearls home to the reef.

  • 4.8 (4 reviews)
  • About 50 min · 2.1 km · Ages 3–8
  • Parking · Toilets · Café · Dogs welcome
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Westonbirt Arboretum, Gloucestershire

Westonbirt Arboretum story trail

Help Marigold the fairy find six rainbow crystals to light up the Crystal Palace.

  • 4.7 (3 reviews)
  • About 45 min · 1.9 km · Ages 3–8
  • Parking · Toilets · Café · Pushchair friendly · Step-free access
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Alice Holt Forest, Surrey

Alice Holt Forest story trail

Try every sport with Coach Hopper and bring six golden stars home to the Sunshine Cup.

  • 4.3 (4 reviews)
  • About 40 min · 1.7 km · Ages 3–10
  • Parking · Toilets · Café · Pushchair friendly · Step-free access · Dogs welcome
See Alice Holt Forest story trail
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Bedgebury Forest, Kent

Bedgebury Forest story trail

Help Nutmeg the owl find six glowing seeds before nightfall.

  • 4.7 (6 reviews)
  • About 60 min · 2.4 km · Ages 2–8
  • Parking · Toilets · Café
See Bedgebury Forest story trail
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Coed y Brenin, Gwynedd

Coed y Brenin story trail

Help Shelly the snail find six sunshine petals and wake the sleepy garden flower.

  • 4.8 (5 reviews)
  • About 40 min · 1.6 km · Ages 2–6
  • Parking · Toilets · Café
See Coed y Brenin story trail
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Queen Elizabeth Forest Park, Stirling

Queen Elizabeth Forest Park story trail

Help Nutmeg the owl find six glowing seeds before nightfall.

  • 4.7 (3 reviews)
  • About 60 min · 2.5 km · Ages 2–8
  • Parking · Toilets · Café
See Queen Elizabeth Forest Park story trail

Play-anywhere stories

No plaques or fixed route: each chapter unlocks as you walk, wherever you are.

7 stories
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Ages 2–8, about 45 minutes

The Lantern Seeds

Help Nutmeg the owl find six glowing seeds before nightfall.

Play anywhere

Ages 2–6, about 40 minutes

Shelly's Sunshine Flower

Help Shelly the snail find six sunshine petals and wake the sleepy garden flower.

Play anywhere

Ages 3–8, about 45 minutes

The Lost World Map

Help Trixie the baby triceratops find six map pieces and discover the Lost World.

Play anywhere

Ages 3–8, about 45 minutes

The Rainbow Pearls

Swim with Marmalade the octopus to bring six rainbow pearls home to the reef.

Play anywhere

Ages 3–8, about 45 minutes

The Rainbow Crystals

Help Marigold the fairy find six rainbow crystals to light up the Crystal Palace.

Play anywhere

Ages 4–10, about 45 minutes

The Star Crystal Quest

Roll across Planet Violetta with Bleep the rover to find six star crystals.

Play anywhere

Ages 3–10, about 45 minutes

The Sunshine Games

Try every sport with Coach Hopper and bring six golden stars home to the Sunshine Cup.

Play these stories on any walk

Play-anywhere stories live in the Clever Cookie app. Pick one, set off from your front door, and the chapters unlock as you walk.

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