Farthing Wood S.
9 total works
v. 5
Terror has come to White Deer Park, driving panic-stricken animals before it. A killer beast is on the loose - a predator so silent and skillful that it leaves almost no trace, and has never been seen.
As the deaths mount up, Owl, Fox, Badger and the elders of Farthing Wood meet to make a plan. They have fought tough corners before; have they now, finally, met their match?
v. 2
v. 4
'He saw on man raise his weapon and take aim at him... and, the next instant, felt a fierce sear of pain in his right thigh...'
The fox cub Bold has left the sheltered life of the nature reserve determined to make his way in the world. But, exulting in his new-found freedom, he becomes reckless. And now he lies badly wounded by a hunter's bullet. Can Bold survive - lamed and unable to hunt - in the harsh environment of the real world he so eagerly entered? Winter is coming and friends are hard to find . . .
v. 3
v. 6
v. 7
'I've been looking for him all over the Park. He's just not around any more, Vixen. He's gone.'
When Plucky the fox disappears, the other animals soon realise that he isn't the only one missing from the White Deer Park nature reserve. And the Warden, whom the animals have learnt to trust, is responsible!
The animals are frightened and confused - and then another threat appears. A stelthy gang of rats, led by the cunning Bully is invading White Deer Park . . .
v. 7
