Autumn is a great time of year to get outdoors. Crisp, colourful leaves, shiny conkers and falling pine cones make forests and woodlands the perfect way to recharge after a busy day! If your kids are less enthusiastic about an autumn walk than you, try my FREE autumn scavenger hunt as a fun, simple way to keep them busy while you walk!
Autumn Scavenger Hunt
Take a pencil and tick items off as you find them.
More autumn treasure hunt ideas
Collect as many leaves of different shapes as possible, and identify them with a book or tree identification app.
Make a face, object or something else recognisable from a selection of leaves, sticks and seeds.
Autumn Sound Hunt
This autumn sound hunt is a fun alternative or addition to the more traditional scavenger hunt.
Great tree and plant identification apps
These free tree and plant identification apps have entertained my kids on many recent walks, and we’ve all learned a lot about different trees.
Tree ID app
The Wildlife Trust has a free tree id app that’s easy to use and great fun. The app is mostly for British trees, but it is still a great way to learn to identify trees from their leaves and other features.
The Tree ID app doesn’t use photos, but instead, users select leaf shape, colour, and other characteristics, and the app suggests what the tree could be.
LeafSnap
I tested Leafsnap on both indoor and outdoor plants, and it correctly identified them from just one photo.
The app did try to get me to sign up, but the free version was enough for what we needed.
PlantSnap
PlantSnap also correctly identified two plants in my test. It works worldwide and currently recognises 90% of all trees and plants.
The app also provides plant information, which is a nice added feature.
Do you have any apps you use on walks? I’d love to hear about them!
Last Updated on September 30, 2026 by Emma Vanstone
