Posted: 9 Nov 2026

Santa’s sleigh has landed at The Living Rainforest!

Our festive Christmas trail in Berkshire, Rudolph’s Rainforest Rescue, is now open and runs until 31 December.

Santa needs your help!

While testing his new sleigh, Santa’s navigation system went wrong and he crash-landed in our rainforest. In all the excitement, he’s lost his eight reindeer among the vines, and he can’t remember the magic word that makes his sleigh fly.

Can your little adventurers help Rudolph search the rainforest, find Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner and Blitzen, and get Santa back to the North Pole in time for Christmas?

How the trail works

As you explore our glasshouses, look out for the hidden reindeer. Each one has a letter on its back, and together the letters spell out the magic word. Once you’ve found all eight reindeer and cracked the code, head to our gift shop to share the magic word with Santa and collect a treat for helping Rudolph.

Two activity booklets, only £1.50 each

• Ages 4–7: the reindeer hunt plus a festive feast counting game, a rainforest I-spy (can you spot a caiman, a pygmy marmoset or a mudskipper?), a dot-to-dot Christmas tree and a page to draw what you’d like for Christmas.
• Ages 7+: the reindeer hunt plus a rainforest Christmas word search, a Christmas tree maze, and a chance to discover the festive plants that come from the rainforest.

Both booklets are printed on recycled paper.

Win a soft toy in our colouring competition

Each booklet includes a colouring page. Fill in your details and hand it in at the gift shop, or email a photo of your child’s colouring to competition@livingrainforest.org, for the chance to win a soft toy.

Plan your visit

Activity booklets are £1.50 each, and admission is required. All our tickets are annual passes, so you can come back as often as you like throughout the year.

• Book your visit