Happy, isn't it time for...?
HAPPY GASPS Duggee!
ALL: Duggee!
Duggee!
Woof!
Duggee!
Ha-ha-ha-ha!
ALL: Ha-ha-ha-ha! Yay!
Hello, Squirrels!
What are you doing?
We're running around this tree!
Phew!
But now we're... Tired!
A-woof!
Good timing, Duggee.
Blueberry juice -
just what everyone needs.
SLURP!
Ah...
What a perfect spot in the shade of this beautiful old tree.
A-woof!
Duggee loves this tree, Squirrels.
It makes him feel quite emotional.
Woof...
It's so full of life.
Full of life?
It's just wood!
It's not alive.
No, it's very much alive, Squirrels.
But it's not moving.
Ah, but it is - you just have to know what to look for.
Duggee can show you.
A-woof!
He has his Tree Badge.
A-woof, woof, woof!
You see, Squirrels, it might not look like it,
but this tree is moving all the time, because it's growing.
But my mum says you need food to grow.
And trees don't eat.
No mouth!
A-woof!
Oh, but they do eat. How?
A bit like how you're drinking your blueberry juice, Tag.
With a straw?
In a way.
A-woof!
Why are we going down? Trees go up.
Well, trees start underground at the roots.
Roots do lots of work.
ALL: Ooh!
BELL RINGS There are bugs down here!
Oh, yes! It's all very lively around the roots...
Good day, Mr Buggington.
Mrs Grubsworth.
..because this is where the roots collect all the food for the tree.
Get your nutrients and your minerals!
Get them fresh!
THUNDER RUMBLES And when it rains,
the water soaks down into the soil.
Making it so wet, the tree can drink water straight through its roots.
SLURP!
Like a straw!
A-woof!
We're going up again.
Yes, we're following the... Water! Hee-hee!
It gets sucked along the roots, and then up into the tree trunk.
But the tree isn't wet.
Because the water is inside the tree, protected by the bark.
What's bark?
The rough wood the tree wears.
Wears? Like a coat of armour?
A-woof!
What are those? Insects.
What are they doing?
Some of them have been collecting leaves from the top of the tree,
and some of them live up there.
They live in the tree?
Yes, lots of animals do, like this woodpecker.
Do you like living in this tree?
It's one of the best around.
And what's that squirrel doing?
He's getting dinner.
Trees provide food for lots of animals.
Some trees have nuts.
Others have berries.
Some trees have fruit, and some even have coconuts.
Wow! So many leaves!
Which is a good thing, Betty, because they're very important.
Leaves catch the sunlight, which helps the tree to grow,
and cleans the air to help us breathe.
BUG TAKES A DEEP BREATH
They can be food for animals,
and shelter from the rain...
SNORING
..or sun!
Trees are home to spiders...
..and bats...
..and all sorts of birds...
BABY BIRD CRIES
..who might stay in the same tree all their lives.
BIRDS TWEET
BABY BIRD CRIES
And each different kind of tree has a different kind of leaf.
Some trees lose all their leaves in autumn...
Oh, no!
..and then in spring, new ones grow.
Phew!
First, they appear as tiny buds,
and then they grow and grow until they're all here again.
ALL: Leaves are amazing!
They really are.
This tree is tall.
It is, Tag, and from the top, you can see for miles.
A-woof!
As the sun sets, the tree is transformed into a home of slumber,
a place to sleep, a bed... SNORING
..a safe haven away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life.
Hoot-hoot!
The perfect spot for a little rest.
A-woof.
HAPPY YAWNS Trees are amazing.
ALL: Yeah!
The Squirrels have learnt a lot about trees today,
haven't they, Duggee?
Woof!
Well done, Squirrels.
You've earned your Tree Badge.
Yay!
CAR HORN HONKS
Ah, and here are your parents.
Just time for one more thing.
ALL: Tree hug!
Ha-ha-ha-ha!
We got our Tree Badges!
Ah...
CAR HORN HONKS Bye-bye, everybody.
DUGGEE SNORES That was fun, wasn't it, Dug...?
WHISPERING: Oh, Duggee.