Missions

Grand Union Canal: Lock 35

Find the part of the lock in the picture. What is it for?

Viewfinder

Find the spot where this picture is taken and enjoy the view. How far can you see?

Become a bird adjudicator

As you pass through this bird reserve, mark each bird you see, hear or sense out of five on different criteria. You can judge them on how pretty they are, how good they sound, how big their poops...

Dodge bugs

Make your way across this bridge without touching, hearing, tasting, smelling or seeing an insect. If you do, start again!

Cycle to the Sun

You are currently on Pluto, over 3.5 billion miles away from the Sun. Cycle there!

Moonwalk mission

Moonwalk around our Moon and Earth. 

Solve the labyrinth

Blindfold yourself and get a friend to direct you to the middle of the maze.

Worm's eye view

Explore this area from both a worm's eye view and a bird's eye view.

Search for shadows

Find what is making the shadow in the picture below then cast the most beautiful shadow you can using yourself and your bike.

Go on a micro expedition

Get off your bike at the entrance to Sprotbrough Flash Nature Reserve and go on a micro expedition. Investigate 10 square centimetres of the nature reserve extremely thoroughly. What does it tell you...

Plant prejudice

Find two plants growing by the side of the canal and ask people which one they like best. Are people prejudiced about looks, smell or something else the most?

Take a picture with your mind

Make your thumbs and index fingers into a square. Close one eye and peer through this frame to find the best view and take a photograph in your mind. 

Run rings around Saturn

Run round and round anything round you can find, including Saturn and its rings.

Smell hunter

Use your nose to explore the area - find fragrances and sniff out stinks. What is the grossest smell and what is the most delightful?

Find something (un)natural

Find a view that looks natural but sounds unnatural. Close your eyes and imagine the view that matches the sound, then put your fingers in your ears and imagine the sounds that match the view.