Get involved this Halloween and follow our Spooky Trail to track down the resting place of Tiny the dog.

Tiny the dog died in 1882 in the grounds of Streatham Campus and although his ghost has a lovely time exploring the grounds, he’d love to be at peace with his pet friends. Can you help solve the clues at all the places Tiny explores and ultimately help him find peace?

The trail takes around 45 minutes to complete and is best done during daylight!

Use the map to find all 14 points on the Spooky Trail on Streatham Campus and solve the clues. Take the first letter from each answer to create an anagram. Work out the anagram and you have the answer!

Map of the Spooky Trail

Spooky Trail Easy Clues

  1. Mardon crest above main entrance – what shape could also be a letter?
  2. Find the new building on the corner, count the number of letters in the top word on the sign. This number equates to what letter in the alphabet? 
  3. Find the Champion tree – what is the last letter of its Latin name?
  4. Look up in the trees and you may see mistletoe growing – what month of the year would these plants be very popular? 
  5. Look across the small bridge to find the impressive Eucalyptus tree – what country is it from? 
  6. Find the University stone -what is another name for a huge stone? 
  7. What is this mirror installation called?
  8. Look carefully around you – what letter is repeated beneath your feet?
  9. Find the sculpture ‘Figure for Landscape’ – what is the name of the famous sculptor?
  10. Find the huge Lucombe Oak tree – where was it grown? 
  11. Don’t touch the Crown of Thorns plant – its leaves are very SHA_P?
  12. The small cherub is missing two of these?
  13. Find the stone characters on the wall by the blue door- what is the mythical animal sitting in the crown?

Take the first letter from all your answers to work out the 2 word anagram below. (Clue: 7 colours may help to cross a river)

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14. Look at the plaque in the bench circle which will lead you to Tiny’s resting place, where your answer will help him find peace.

Spooky Trail Harder Clues

  1. Your trail starts with the Mardon crest above the main entrance – Tiny loves to bark at the unicorns on the crest – but what shape could also be a letter?
  2. Find the new building on the corner – it’s a place where Tiny likes to relax. Count the number of letters in the top word of the sign – what letter in the alphabet does this equate to? 
  3. Tiny’s ghost loves playing with stray balls around the sports park and he often lies under the Champion tree. What is the last letter of the Latin name? 
  4. As Tiny plays amongst the trees in Taddiforde Valley, he notices strange clumps of foliage living up in the branches. What month of the year would these plants be very popular?
  5. Tiny’s ghost loves to jump into the water from the small bridge – he wishes he had a koala friend who would love to eat the leaves of the impressive Eucalyptus tree. What country is it from? 
  6. Often Tiny sees people gathered by this stone. They are reading the University motto which means ‘We follow the light’ – what is the yellow image that the motto written on? 
  7. What is this installation called where Tiny loves to see his image? 
  8. Look carefully around you, you may not see Tiny’s paw prints, but what letter is repeated beneath your feet?
  9. Tiny is fascinated by the ‘Figure for Landscape’ sculpture, but can you help him read the name of the famous sculptor? 
  10. One of Tiny’s favourite gnarly oaks is the Lucumbe Oak tree, but where was it grown by William Lucombe? 
  11. Tiny hurt his paw on the Crown of Thorns plant, please be careful as it’s leaves are very SHA_P?
  12. The small cherub is one of Tiny’s ghostly friends – but what is it missing two of? 
  13. Tiny doesn’t know what the fabled animal is which sits in the crown, but he thinks it has links to a notable Exeter Alumnus.

Take the first letter from all your answers to work out the 2 word anagram below. (Clue: 7 colours may help to cross a river)

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  1. Facing the memorial plaque in the bench circle, look carefully all around you to find Tiny’s resting place where your answer will help him find peace.