News
Help fight coronavirus with safe hygiene & social distancing
To help protect the safety of our visitors and staff, we have introduced a number of steps to help prevent coronavirus transmission at the Living Rainforest centre. We are asking ...
Posted: 9 Mar 2020
Escape to the tropics
With over 850 species, including rare and endangered plants and animals, there is something for all the family. Look out for the two-toed sloth, channel-billed toucan, green iguan...
Posted: 24 Jan 2020
The vital importance of cloud forests
Cloud forests are high-altitude rainforests Cloud forests are a type of tropical high-altitude rainforest, usually at an elevation ranging between 850 and 2500 metres. The mean te...
Posted: 3 Jan 2020
Don’t miss our new Cloud Forest exhibit
New for 2020, the Cloud Forest exhibit features a special type of tropical montane rainforest. Cloud forests are found at higher attitudes and are cooler than lowland rainforests. ...
Posted: 3 Jan 2020
Learn about volunteering opportunities
Looking for a worthwhile New Year’s resolution, or just want to learn more about local volunteering opportunities? If the answer is yes, then why not attend V365, West Berksh...
Posted: 31 Dec 2019
Sorry we’re CLOSED until Dec 27th
Sorry we’re closed until Friday 27th December at 10am, when our Green Christmas activities resume. Happy holidays! ...
Posted: 23 Dec 2019
Support our Growing Space!
Earlier in the year we received confirmation of funding from Greenham Trust for our Growing Space project. This ambitious project aims to make the Living Rainforest a more inclusi...
Posted: 5 Dec 2019
Support SUSTAINABLE palm oil
We’re delighted to come together with conservation organisations all around the world to demand deforestation-free, sustainable palm oil. Boycotting palm oil is NOT the solution....
Posted: 3 Nov 2019
Green Christmas Market returns to the Living Rainforest
Shop for eco-friendly Christmas gifts that don’t cost the Earth! A host of talented stallholders from the local area will be on hand to show off their very best green and se...
Posted: 9 Oct 2019
Yay – we’re School Travel Award finalists!
Woo-hoo! The Living Rainforest was recognised as a finalist for Best Geography Learning Experience in this year’s School Travel Awards. Every year around 25,000 school children v...
Posted: 5 Oct 2019