JULIA Donaldson's Zog returns to Wyre Forest with an activity trail for all the family.
The new family activity trail and a free interactive app,developed by Arcade, will encourage children to learn about how they can care for the forest and how the forests can care for them.
The latest partnership between Forestry England, and Magic Light Pictures sees the favourite dragon – based on the book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler - returning to Forestry England’s visitor site at Wyre Forest.
The trail launched at Wyre Forest on Monday (January 30) as well as at Haughmond Hill in Shropshire on Friday, February 3.
Zog is a loveable, if somewhat clumsy dragon, at Madam Dragon’s school who is always striving to win a golden star.
Zog learns lots of essential dragon skills including flying, roaring, and capturing princesses.
While playing, children will find out more about forests and have the chance to interact with Zog and some of his fellow dragon students.
Families can get a Zog trail activity pack for only £4 before starting the trail and can don a pair of wings to complete fun challenges to collect golden stars.
They can also pop on magic glasses to look for hidden letters along the way to solve a word puzzle.
When reaching the end of the trail, they complete a crayon rubbing to get their certificate and take a selfie with Zog.
To complement the trail, there is also a brand new augmented reality app, Zog: A Forest Adventure, that is free to download.
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Ellen Devine, wellbeing projects manager, said: “It’s so exciting to see that the new family activity trail is helping children to develop skills to care for their wellbeing and care for our forests.
"Playtime is so integral to children’s mental health, and they can also learn so many valuable lessons through play.
"The new Zog trail provides an excellent opportunity for children to get out in nature and to learn all the lessons that little dragon’s need to know.
“We are very excited to be working with Magic Light Pictures again and are looking forward to families having a new and exciting reason to visit the forest throughout the year.”
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