Here is one of my selection of puzzles based upon the Natural World topics which we talk about at the Woodland Education Centre. Wow, there's even a "Ranger's Bad Joke" at the bottom of the page. Print it out and have fun!

Click here to find out lots more about wetland habitats.  A second window will open so that you can use the information to help with some of the puzzles.

Pond and Water Crossword

ACROSS

1.  Walks on water, like people on ice.
2.  Escaped predator, farmed for fur.
4.  Name given to frogs, toads and newts.
5.  This water is not salty.
8.  Quack, quack!
12. The French eat their legs.
13. You pond dip with this.
15. Snake-like fish.

Now find one Amphibian and one insect from the crossword.
My amphibian is:_________________________

My insect is: ____________________________

True or False?

1. Water runs uphill ................................
2. Otters are common in Devon ...............................
3. Dragonflies were here before Dinosaurs ..................
4. Crocodiles live in Devon ponds..........................
5. Some fish make nests ...............................
6. If nothing lives in pond water it is not safe to drink.........
7. A water rat is really a vole.......................
8. The Common Frog is no longer common.................