Wood is one of the best materials for building because it’s strong, flexible, and renewable. For thousands of years, people have used wood to build houses, furniture, tools, and even ships.

Unlike concrete or steel, trees grow naturally using just sunlight, water, and soil – and when we manage forests responsibly, new trees can be planted to replace the ones we use. That makes wood a sustainable building material.

Wood also stores carbon that trees have absorbed from the air, which helps fight climate change. And because it’s lighter than many other building materials, it’s easier to work with and can reduce the energy needed in construction.

From cosy homes to tall timber buildings, wood shows us how nature helps people build a better, greener future.

Trees are like nature’s lunchbox!

Their leaves are food for tiny plant-eating bugs. Later, when trees grow bigger, they make fruits, nuts, and seeds that birds, squirrels, and other animals love to eat.

So trees don’t just look pretty - they help feed all kinds of creatures, big and small!

When branches fall off trees and start to rot, they become cosy homes for all kinds of creepy crawlies like earthworms, beetles, and woodlice.

Even dead leaves are super important! They keep fungi, bacteria, and tiny bugs busy breaking them down. These little workers help turn the leaves into nutrients that go back into the soil, like nature’s recycling system!

So even the "dead stuff" under a tree is full of life and helps the forest stay healthy!

Ivy is a plant that loves to climb! It uses the tree's trunk like a ladder to reach the sunshine it needs to grow flowers and berries. But don’t worry, ivy doesn’t hurt the tree or steal its food. It just uses the tree for support, like holding onto a friend’s hand.

When ivy covers a tree, it becomes a wildlife wonderland!

Robins build nests in the thick green leaves. Spiders, bugs, and tiny insects find food and shelter there.
Snails and ladybirds even take winter naps in the ivy, because it stays leafy all year round!

Ivy grows the most in winter, when trees lose their leaves. If the tree is getting old and has fewer leaves, more sunlight reaches the ivy, so it grows faster. Some people think ivy is harming the tree, but it's not. The tree is just getting older naturally, and the ivy is taking advantage of the extra light.

A tree with ivy is actually better for nature than one with a bare trunk. It’s like turning the tree into a mini apartment building for wildlife!

When trees are tall and you are small, they become the perfect place to climb, explore, and imagine.

You can:
* Climb up high and see the whole world below,
* Hang a swing or a tyre, and sway gently while the leaves dance above you,
* Or build the best secret hideout - a treehouse hidden in the branches, where you and your friends can start a club, plan adventures, or just pretend you’re in a castle or a fort!

But trees aren’t just for kids.
Grown-ups love them too. On warm summer days, they sit in the cool shade, listen to the whispering leaves, and enjoy the peaceful company of their leafy friends.

Trees are for everyone, for play, for rest, and for dreaming.