# Woodland wander Word Search

> Sixteen forest words travel in all eight directions, including backwards. Take your time with the overlapping letter paths.

Source: https://jotoak.com/resources/woodland-word-search/
Author: Young at JotOak
Updated: 2026-10-11

## At a glance

- 16 × 16 grid
- 16 words
- Hard · all eight directions
- 2 pages with answers

## How to use this page

All eight directions, including backwards. Circle each complete word and cross it off the list. Letters may belong to more than one word.

Sixteen words and reversed paths make this a slower search. Look for a distinctive starting letter, check all possible directions, and keep overlapping circles light. WOODPECKER, HEDGEHOG and MUSHROOM require enough room to follow their full spelling.

## After the activity

Group the words into animals, plants or fungi, and features of a walk. A solver can describe a woodland scene using three finds rather than treating completion as a timed task.

## Word list

BADGER, SQUIRREL, WOODPECKER, FERN, MUSHROOM, ACORN, BRANCH, CANOPY, HEDGEHOG, RABBIT, LICHEN, MOSS, DEER, FOX, TRAIL, STREAM

## Preview and download

- [US Letter PDF](https://jotoak.com/puzzles/jotoak-nature-word-search-hard.pdf)
- [US Letter activity preview](https://jotoak.com/images/puzzles/jotoak-woodland.webp)
- [US Letter answer preview](https://jotoak.com/images/puzzles/jotoak-woodland-answers.webp)
- [A4 PDF](https://jotoak.com/puzzles/jotoak-nature-word-search-hard-a4.pdf)
- [A4 activity preview](https://jotoak.com/images/puzzles/jotoak-woodland.webp)
- [A4 answer preview](https://jotoak.com/images/puzzles/jotoak-woodland-answers.webp)

Print in portrait orientation at actual size. Page 1 is the activity and page 2 is its answer key. Free for home and direct classroom use; share the source page and retain attribution.

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