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1:12:02 > 1:12:04# William Whiskerson Mouse explorer
1:12:04 > 1:12:06# Finds adventure Round every corner
1:12:06 > 1:12:10# Where will he go? Who will he meet?
1:12:10 > 1:12:15# His amazing adventures will make you squeak!
1:12:15 > 1:12:21# William Whiskerson, Mouse explorer! #
1:12:22 > 1:12:26Here comes William Whiskerson in his amazing travelling globe.
1:12:33 > 1:12:35Greetings, adventurers.
1:12:35 > 1:12:40I am William Whiskerson, the famous mouse explorer.
1:12:43 > 1:12:48William is in the countryside. There are lots of mountains and trees.
1:12:48 > 1:12:52Everywhere looks green and there are no houses to be seen.
1:12:52 > 1:12:56But which part of the United Kingdom is he in today?
1:12:56 > 1:13:00Cheesephone, reveal my location.
1:13:03 > 1:13:08The Cheesephone shows William where he is on a map of the world.
1:13:12 > 1:13:16Hello, William, today you're in the Highlands of Scotland.
1:13:16 > 1:13:19Scotland is in the far North of the British Isles.
1:13:21 > 1:13:26The Highlands are very beautiful and are formed from ancient rocks.
1:13:26 > 1:13:32There are mountains and lakes - which in Scotland are called lochs.
1:13:33 > 1:13:37Wow! Scotland sounds amazing!
1:13:37 > 1:13:40I've got a message coming through on my Cheesephone.
1:13:40 > 1:13:45Hi, William, would you like to join us in a highland adventure?
1:13:45 > 1:13:48That sounds like a brilliant adventure!
1:13:48 > 1:13:51Lock the location, Cheesephone.
1:13:54 > 1:13:58The map shows William where to meet his new friends, Lewis and Breya.
1:14:00 > 1:14:02Explorers away!
1:14:05 > 1:14:09William makes his way to meet his new friends
1:14:09 > 1:14:13and comes to an area where there are lots and lots of trees.
1:14:13 > 1:14:16Pleased to squeak you, Lewis and Breya.
1:14:16 > 1:14:20BOTH: Pleased to squeak you, too, William.
1:14:20 > 1:14:22Why are there so many trees?
1:14:22 > 1:14:24Because we are in a forest.
1:14:24 > 1:14:27Oh! Shall we go and see them?
1:14:27 > 1:14:28Yes!
1:14:28 > 1:14:30Come on then, let's go!
1:14:32 > 1:14:36In a forest, there can be many types of trees.
1:14:36 > 1:14:39William, this tree is called a spruce.
1:14:39 > 1:14:41Wow.
1:14:41 > 1:14:44It's very hard and rough and bumpy.
1:14:44 > 1:14:50And very tall. Can you see up to the top?
1:14:50 > 1:14:52No, it's too big.
1:14:54 > 1:14:56Look, William, this is a larch.
1:14:56 > 1:14:59Wow! It's all rough and cracked.
1:15:01 > 1:15:04William, this tree is called a beech tree.
1:15:04 > 1:15:07A beech tree... ah!
1:15:07 > 1:15:09It's got moss on it.
1:15:09 > 1:15:11Yes, it's like fur.
1:15:11 > 1:15:14And there's even some leaves on it.
1:15:14 > 1:15:16Oh, yes.
1:15:16 > 1:15:19This is a round leaf and it's very soft
1:15:19 > 1:15:21and it's even got wee lines on it.
1:15:21 > 1:15:22It has.
1:15:24 > 1:15:29The adventurers continue exploring the forest and go to meet Henry,
1:15:29 > 1:15:32who looks after some of the animals that live there.
1:15:36 > 1:15:37Pleased to squeak you, Henry.
1:15:37 > 1:15:41- Pleased to squeak you, too, William. - This is Lewis and Breya.
1:15:41 > 1:15:42Hey, Lewis, hey Breya.
1:15:42 > 1:15:44Hi.
1:15:44 > 1:15:45Do you work here?
1:15:45 > 1:15:48Yes, I work in this forest and I look after the wild animals.
1:15:50 > 1:15:53So here are the red squirrels. Can you see them?
1:15:53 > 1:15:55I can!
1:15:55 > 1:16:00The explorers have to watch the red squirrels behind a wooden fence
1:16:00 > 1:16:02because the squirrels are very shy.
1:16:02 > 1:16:05Ha, he's got whiskers just like me.
1:16:07 > 1:16:11You might have seen grey squirrels in the park or garden at home.
1:16:11 > 1:16:14But red squirrels are special,
1:16:14 > 1:16:18because there are not many of them left in the wild.
1:16:18 > 1:16:20They are very rare animals,
1:16:20 > 1:16:25so they need to be looked after by people called foresters.
1:16:25 > 1:16:27What are they eating, Henry?
1:16:27 > 1:16:30They eat nuts, berries and seeds.
1:16:30 > 1:16:33In fact, their favourite food of all is hazelnuts.
1:16:33 > 1:16:35And I have some in my pocket here.
1:16:35 > 1:16:37Ah! They look squeakalicious!
1:16:40 > 1:16:44Next, Henry takes the adventurers to see where the squirrels live -
1:16:44 > 1:16:48high in the trees, in nests called dreys.
1:16:48 > 1:16:52Ah, look, here we are. That is a squirrel drey.
1:16:55 > 1:16:59Wow! They look really cosy! Could I live in one?
1:16:59 > 1:17:01It's a long way up,
1:17:01 > 1:17:05so Henry suggests that they build their own drey on the ground.
1:17:05 > 1:17:07Let's get building.
1:17:07 > 1:17:11ALL: Explorers away!
1:17:13 > 1:17:17William and his friends find the perfect spot to make a drey.
1:17:19 > 1:17:22They collect things from the forest floor.
1:17:23 > 1:17:26The adventurers form a roof with branches
1:17:26 > 1:17:31and finally add some moss to stop the rain getting in.
1:17:35 > 1:17:40Soon, William's drey is finished.
1:17:44 > 1:17:46I think it's time to go inside.
1:17:46 > 1:17:47Yes, let's go inside.
1:17:49 > 1:17:55This is a brilliant den for William Whiskerson, mouse explorer.
1:17:55 > 1:17:59And the moss is a perfect place to rest my whiskers on.
1:18:04 > 1:18:09Ah! This part of the forest looks different. It feels magical.
1:18:09 > 1:18:14The explorers lead William into an old part of the forest where
1:18:14 > 1:18:18very important trees called Scots pine can be found.
1:18:18 > 1:18:23These trees were once part of an ancient forest.
1:18:23 > 1:18:28The explorers find one tree that is more than 400 years old.
1:18:32 > 1:18:35Come on, this way!
1:18:41 > 1:18:45William wants to find out more about this part of the forest,
1:18:45 > 1:18:48and asks his trusty Cheesephone.
1:18:48 > 1:18:51Cheesephone, what can you tell us?
1:18:53 > 1:18:56Scots pine trees used to grow all over Scotland
1:18:56 > 1:19:01and were part of a huge forest called the Caledonian Forest.
1:19:01 > 1:19:05Now, there are not many of the ancient trees left,
1:19:05 > 1:19:09so they have to be protected just like the red squirrels.
1:19:09 > 1:19:13Amazing! Thank you, Cheesephone.
1:19:13 > 1:19:17So this is part of the great Caledonian forest.
1:19:19 > 1:19:23The explorers have lots of fun in the forest.
1:19:23 > 1:19:27They take bark rubbings, by rubbing a wax crayon over
1:19:27 > 1:19:30paper on the bark of a tree.
1:19:30 > 1:19:31They race sticks...
1:19:34 > 1:19:37..and they climb trees...
1:19:37 > 1:19:38Hello, William!
1:19:40 > 1:19:44Hello, explorers! I'm on top of the world!
1:19:47 > 1:19:51Finally, Breya and Lewis go hunting for forest mini beasts.
1:19:54 > 1:19:56Let's lift up this bark here.
1:19:56 > 1:19:57OK.
1:20:00 > 1:20:04Underneath the bark, William and Breya find a woodlouse.
1:20:08 > 1:20:13There are lots of bugs in the forest, even bugs in the air.
1:20:13 > 1:20:15These bugs are called midges.
1:20:18 > 1:20:21Look at our lovely bugs.
1:20:21 > 1:20:22Can you see the bugs?
1:20:22 > 1:20:26They found a spider, a beetle and some woodlice.
1:20:26 > 1:20:28Shall we set them free?
1:20:35 > 1:20:36Bye, Mr Beetle.
1:20:38 > 1:20:44What a mousy marvellous day. I've had so much fun.
1:20:44 > 1:20:46I've got a present for you, William.
1:20:46 > 1:20:47What is it?
1:20:47 > 1:20:50It's a Scots pine cone.
1:20:50 > 1:20:53Oh, thank you, Breya!
1:20:53 > 1:20:57This is the perfect way to remember my adventure in the forest.
1:20:57 > 1:20:59Squeak you later!
1:20:59 > 1:21:01BOTH: Squeak you later!
1:21:02 > 1:21:05Can you remember where William went today?
1:21:05 > 1:21:09William visited his friends, Breya and Lewis, in Scotland.
1:21:11 > 1:21:13They took him to a forest.
1:21:15 > 1:21:17Can you remember what animals lived there?
1:21:19 > 1:21:21That's right - red squirrels.
1:21:23 > 1:21:26The explorers went hunting for mini beasts...
1:21:28 > 1:21:31..and William was given a lovely Scots pine cone
1:21:31 > 1:21:35to remind him of his amazing forest adventure.
1:21:35 > 1:21:39Time to fly, explorers. We're off on another adventure.
1:21:42 > 1:21:44See you soon, William!
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