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Treetop Challenge

Exhilarating fun in the trees with crossings, Tarzan Swings and epic zip wires across five different sites that progress in difficulty as you go. Suitable for anyone who is 1.4m.
- 2-3 hours
- From £25
Treetop Adventure Plus

Get ready and raring for more height, speed and wobble! Once you’ve mastered the Treetop Adventure course, take on an extra loop of fun with Treetop Adventure Plus! Children need to be at least 1.2m to participate.
- 1 hour
- From £23
Treetop Adventure

Great for all children but especially younger ones as this activity is available to anyone over 1m tall. Tackle tree to tree crossings on 2-3 different loops with a zip wire to bring you back down onto the forest floor.
- 1 hour
- From £19
Zip Trekking Adventure

One for the zipline fanatics. Seven forest ziplines totalling a whopping 3km. Zip.Wire.Heaven.
- 2-3 hours
- £49
Treetop Challenge Xpress

A high-wire adventure for thrill seekers who want to get their adrenaline-kicks in super quick time. For adults who are short of time but still want a dose of thrill.
- 90 minutes
- From £25
Forest Segway

Our Segway's are now in hibernation until March 2022 at all locations, except Moors Valley and Thetford. Bookings are open for next year, so secure your two-wheeled forest adventure today.
- 1 hour
- From £29
Nets Adventure

Tree houses, netted walkways, bouncy nets full of inflatable balls ALL 30 feet above the forest floor.
- 2 hours
- From £19
The Plummet

A 12m free fall toward the forest floor. The Plummet is an adventure junkies delight! Located at selected sites only. Purchase as an extra on your Treetop Challenge at cabin or as an individual activity.
- 20mins
- From £5
Zip Line Experience

Big, high, fast zips. Don't look down zips. Scream if you want to go faster zips. We love them and we know you do too. So whether you are short on time or just short on thrills check out the NEW Zip Line Experience at selected locations.
- 60- 90 minutes
- From £20
Axe Throwing

The most satisfying hour of your week as you sling axes hitting bullseyes and cheer on your mates.
- 1 hour
- From £15
Speed Climbing

Speed Climbing at Go Ape Alexandra Palace will get your competitive juices flowing as you race a friend up a 9m wall.
- 20 minutes
- £10

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Common Puffball

Latin name: Lycoperdon perlatum

Size: 3-6cm across, 4-9cm tall.

Season: September to November.

Lifecyle: Puffball mushrooms in their infancy are edible. Their surface is covered in tiny pearl-like attachments distinguishing the common puffball from its many similar relatives.

At maturity, a hole opens at the top. When the puffball is compressed - whether by raindrops, a passing animal or human touch - a cloud of spores burst out.

Habitat: Widespread and common in Britain and Ireland, the common puffball usually fruits in small groups or lines in grassland and woodland habitats. The photo and video on this page were captured at Go Ape Cannock in the midlands.

Lycoperdon perlatum is a worldwide fungus. This puffball is also very common and widespread throughout mainland Europe and Asia as well as Africa, Australia, and South and Central America.

Did you know? The Greek Lykos, meaning wolf, and perd meaning “to break wind” are the origins of the name. The species name perlatum comes from the Latin, meaning a rounded head like a pearl.

Where to find them

A UK map showing the range of the common puffball

Discover more British Wildlife in the Go Ape nature zone