Take away eight of the matches below and leave one matchstick behind. There are no hidden matchsticks.

Using the clues from below can you find ten words.

Once you have placed the words into the correct order you will find that each word is different from the previous word by only one letter.

For example, DOG may be followed by DIG, etc.

in the back of the net
sock material
forest
baby horse
hooded robe
spiral of wire
not too hot
roasting metal
earthy ground
not bad

Hidden in these sentences are the numbers 1 to 10 (in words).

A number might appear in more than one sentence, but there is only one way use all of the sentences and find all ten numbers.

For example 'My parents told me to never cross the road without looking.' contains the number 1: 'My parents told me to never cross the road without looking.'

The robins love hiding amongst the smooth reeds.

It's always worth looking after your friends, even if they've upset you.

Even heavyweight boxers like using soft tissues when they have a cold.

To avoid the calf, I veered sharply to the left.

The eggs were boxed thirteen instead of a dozen in each baker's delivery box.

Having salmon every day for lunch gets a little boring after a while.

The attendance at the local football match exceeded last weeks by many thousands.

We need to waterproof our boots to make sure we don't get wet.

Meeting friends after work allows executives to network effectively.

The orchestra sounded magnificent with the three virtuosi xylophonists.

In the local wood there are a number of trees. On these trees there are a number of birds.

The local game keeper knows that there are as many birds on each tree as there are trees in the wood.

He also knows that there are between 2000 and 2100 birds in total. How many trees are there in the wood?