This is a four senses nature scavenger hunt - by completing this challenge you will learn to engage with nature WITHOUT using your sight!

• Time: One-two hours
• Make sure that you wash your hands carefully after handling anything - and don’t eat anything you find!
• Share your experience with us on social media using #BlindnessAwarenessMonth

Touch

You’ll need:

• Something soft
• Something prickly
• Something wet
• Something smooth

Once you’ve found your four items or textures, use your hands, and not eyes, to explore the objects, and ask questions, for example:

•  Do all trees feel the same?
• Are all leaves the same size and shape?
• Why are some things smooth and some things rough?

Smell

You’ll need:

• Water
• Soil
• A tree
• A flower/fragrant leaves

Smell each of the four items and ask the following questions:

• Do flowers, leaves and trees smell the same?
• What does a pond or water source smell like?
• If you rub the leaves with your finger first, do they smell stronger?

Hear

Listen out for:

• A bird singing
• A bush rustling
• A snapping sound
• A crunching sound

Go on an adventure and try to hear the four things above! 

• Can you identify a bird just by the sound of its song? 
• Can you hear the wind? How does it affect the other sounds?
• Can you hear any other types of animals?

Taste

You’ll need:

• Something a bird eats
• Something an insect eats
• Something a squirrel eats
• A stinging nettle

Find four things that can be edible to wildlife. Make sure not to eat them, as some things can be dangerous for humans!

• Use your other senses to examine the objects
• Can you identify the type of berry, nut or seed that you’ve found?
• Did you find it difficult to find things? Talk about how wildlife might find their food