Why are there so many leaves on the ground in Autumn?

Date: 12th Nov 2021 @ 12:10pm

Holly went on a woodland walk to Salisbury Woods to find the answer to this question!

In the woods we saw lots of leaves on the ground, all different colours, and some were even falling to the ground as we walked along. We collected leaves, looked at their shape, size and colour and learnt that some leaves in Autumn die, change colour and then fall off the trees. We also learnt that some trees are evergreen and don't loose their leaves in Autumn but stay green all year".

We also had fun climbing trees, listening to the sound the leaves made as we ran through them, created leaf angels, played Pooh sticks and spotted some woodland animals, such as a Robin and a squirrel.

"This is a big leaf...it is brown and oval shape". Mercedes.

"The leaves make a crunchy sound!" Oscar.

"I see orange, brown, yellow and red leaves everywhere!" Jaxon.

"The leaves have died and fallen off the trees." Charlie