The beech copse is a thicket of beech trees in the RiverClan the forest territories.[2] The clearing is used for mentors to train their apprentices.[1]
Description
- The beech copse is a thicket of beech trees with a clearing, in which RiverClan warriors train apprentices in both hunting and battle skills.[1][2] In leaf-bare, a meadow can be seen from the clearing. The meadow overlooks the River to WindClan's moors. Also in leaf-bare, the clearing becomes icy underfoot from the frost and the area is open to the sky due to the leafless trees.[2] In the same area, willow trees are found too, that create shelter.[3]
- The area is used by RiverClan warriors to train apprentices in how to catch prey that isn't fish.[4] The clearing near the copse is used for battle training due to space.[2] Some of the trees in the area can be used for climbing, either for practice or for planning.[3]
History
In the Super Editions
Crookedstar's Promise
- Ottersplash, Rippleclaw, and Mudfur, along with their apprentices, Petalpaw, Volepaw, and Beetlepaw go training at the beech copse. They are having hunting assessments. Crookedkit watches as they leave the camp.
- Soon after Crookedpaw is made an apprentice, he goes to the beech copse to train with his new mentor, Cedarpelt. They are practicing battle moves. After a while, Piketooth and Beetlenose come, and tell them that Reedfeather told them at the border that ThunderClan attacked WindClan's camp. Cedarpelt is surprised, but thinks that ThunderClan won't attack them. He asks Beetlenose if Crookedpaw can practice his new battle moves on him, and he agrees. They practice for a while, but then return to camp.
- Crookedpaw helps organize the RiverClan warriors to drive a dog away, planning to have the dog run to where the RiverClan warriors are hiding, and are prepared to ambush the dog, but it runs to the beech copse, where Willowpaw and Graypaw are training. Graypaw, Brightsky, and Owlfur make it up a tree, but Willowpaw doesn't, and the dog comes towards her. Crookedpaw fights the dog away, and lures it to the RiverClan warriors, who chase the dog home.
- A dog runs loose in RiverClan territory, near the beech copse. A patrol of RiverClan warriors consisting of Crookedjaw, Whitefang and Petaldust drive it away from the beech copse, but the dog runs towards the river, where Rainflower is, and startles her so much that she falls in the river and hits her head on a rock. Crookedjaw wants to save her, but he is afraid that his Clanmates might not be able to chase the dog away from the beech copse on their own. He goes back to help them, leaving Rainflower, who dies.
- While Beetlenose, Crookedjaw, and Oakheart are training their apprentices how to a climb, yet again another dog is loose. The cats chase it at the top of the beech copse and out of RiverClan territory. Unfortunately, the dog throws Rainflower in the river, and she hits her head on a rock and dies.
See also
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Revealed in Crookedstar's Promise, page 113
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Revealed in Crookedstar's Promise, page 143
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Revealed in Crookedstar's Promise, page 213
- ↑ Revealed in Crookedstar's Promise, page 348