TickiT Woodland Trail Set

TickiT Woodland Trail Set brings woodland animals, plants, tracks and textures together in a detailed small-world collection. Children can build forest scenes, follow animal footprints, create texture rubbings and invent stories using pieces inspired by woodland habitats.

The set includes leaves, flat stones, puddles, toadstools, an arch/bridge, eight woodland animals, two faux-leather minibeasts and six log slices with animal footprints and tree-ring designs. A wooden storage box with clear acrylic lid keeps the collection organised and visible.

Sustainably sourced wood and laser-cut detail give the pieces a tactile, natural character, while varied materials add interest to sensory play. The TickiT Woodland Trail Set is designed to make learning through play practical, engaging and easy to revisit across different activities.

What makes TickiT Woodland Trail Set special

This set connects imaginative play with close observation of real woodland features. A log slice may become a path marker in one story and a rubbing plate in the next, allowing the same pieces to support small-world learning and creative mark making.

Animals including owl, fox, rabbit, stag, hedgehog, squirrel, snail and butterfly give children a varied cast, while the ladybird and woodlouse minibeasts add another scale of woodland life.

Key features

• Five leaves, four flat stones, two puddles and two toadstools
• Two-piece arch/bridge
• Eight woodland animals
• Two faux-leather minibeasts
• Six log slices with footprint and tree-ring designs
• Wooden storage box with clear acrylic lid
• Suitable from 3 years

Educational benefits

TickiT Woodland Trail Set supports early science topics including habitats, animal recognition, minibeasts, plant features and tracks. Children can match a footprint with an animal, compare leaf shapes and discuss where different creatures might shelter or travel.

Texture rubbing with suitable paper and crayons or charcoal supplied separately encourages close attention to pattern. Children can reveal tree rings and pawprints, then use the result in displays or habitat records. Using the TickiT Woodland Trail Set within a purposeful activity helps children connect new vocabulary and ideas with something they can see, handle and discuss.

Fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination

Positioning small-world pieces, standing animals and arranging trails require controlled grasp and accurate placement. Rubbing across a textured surface adds pressure control and coordinated movement between both hands.

Children can also sort components into the box compartments or rebuild a scene from a photograph, adding visual memory and spatial challenges.

Sensory benefits and outdoor learning

Laser-cut wood, faux leather and varied silhouettes provide contrasting tactile details. Adults can introduce words such as smooth, textured, curved, flat, ringed and patterned as children compare pieces.

The collection can complement observations made on a real woodland walk. Learners may look for leaves, tracks, puddles or minibeasts outdoors, then return to the set to recreate and discuss what they noticed.

Imaginative play and communication

Children can guide an animal across the bridge, hide a minibeast beneath a leaf or create a trail through stones and puddles. The open-ended pieces allow quiet nature stories, group adventures and changing landscapes.

A forest scene can evolve as seasons, weather or new characters are introduced using resources supplied separately. The TickiT Woodland Trail Set gives children a clear starting point while leaving space for their own decisions and stories.

Social and communication skills

Groups can share animals and scenery, agree where habitats belong and combine story ideas. One learner might create the trail while another follows it with a chosen creature.

Discussion supports nature vocabulary, turn-taking and the ability to explain why a piece was placed in a particular location.

Benefits for early years, schools and home learning

Nurseries and primary schools can use the set for small-world provision, woodland topics, mark making and sensory exploration. The storage box helps staff check contents and present the resource attractively.

At home, it provides durable screen-free play for children who enjoy animals, nature and storytelling. Because the TickiT Woodland Trail Set can support both adult-led and child-chosen activity, it offers useful flexibility across the day.

Why choose TickiT Woodland Trail Set

Choose the TickiT Woodland Trail Set for its rich combination of woodland figures, tactile detail, mark-making potential and organised storage. It supports imaginative play, early science and fine motor development with enough variety for repeated individual or group activities.

Product features

• Builds woodland habitats and imaginative trails
• Supports animal, minibeast and footprint recognition
• Creates textures for rubbing and early mark making
• Encourages outdoor-learning connections
• Stores in a wooden box with clear lid

Specifications

• Product name: TickiT Woodland Trail Set
• Brand: TickiT
• Product code: 73552
• Contents: 5 leaves, 4 flat stones, 2 puddles, 2 toadstools, 2-piece arch/bridge, 8 animals, 2 faux-leather minibeasts, 6 log slices and storage box
• Animals: Owl, fox, rabbit, stag, hedgehog, squirrel, snail and butterfly
• Minibeasts: Ladybird and woodlouse
• Dimensions: Stag height 6 cm; leaf approximately 6 cm long; log slice diameter 3.5 cm; box 27 x 18.5 x 5 cm
• Material: Sustainably sourced wood with laser-cut details; faux leather minibeasts; clear acrylic box lid
• Indoor/Outdoor: Indoor small-world play with links to outdoor learning
• Batteries: Not required
• Learning focus: Woodland habitats, animals, minibeasts, sensory exploration, mark making, fine motor skills and imaginative play
• Recommended age: 3 years+