My First Discoveries · Drawing 29 of 40
A Hedge Full of Life
The Living World
A hedge offers food and hiding places to many animals. Birds, hedgehogs and small snails can live there.
Did you know?
A hedge can provide a route between two gardens.
Look together
Which shelters can you spot in this hedge?
An idea to try
Choose an animal in the drawing and show where it could hide. With an adult, observe a hedge without disturbing its inhabitants.
For the adult reading along
A little more to discover
This scene is inspired by a European hedgerow. A habitat provides living conditions, including food and shelter. Branches and leaves are simplified; the animals are not all shown at the same scale. A hedge connected to other spaces helps animals move between them.
Observe without lifting shelters or handling the animals.
Sources and illustration notes (2)
Shapes and sizes are simplified; choose your own colours.
These links lead to other websites. Explore them with an adult. References identify the institution and the related lesson; some linked pages are in French.
- The Wildlife Trusts: How to make a hedge for wildlifeHedges provide food, shelter and routes between spaces.
- The Wildlife Trusts: Saving hedgehogsBushes and connected wild garden habitats support hedgehogs.
Source review: 2026-10-18. Illustrations are simplified for colouring.
