The Living Rainforest

Schools

An exciting learning environment with over 800 species of tropical rainforest plants and animals, including free-ranging birds, butterflies and small reptiles.

A tour guide shows a group of school children around the Living Rainforest glasshouses

School tours

The Living Rainforest provides a unique and memorable experience for all visiting schools. We are a multi-award-winning centre, whose acclaimed education programme welcomed over 20,000 school children last year. Our learning environment has over 800 species of tropical rainforest plants and animals, including free-ranging birds, small reptiles and two-toed sloth. Our guided tours ensure that all pupils get an engaging and immersive experience within Key Stages 1, 2, 3 & 4 (i.e. both primary and secondary school curricula) and beyond. We offer a choice of four tours (Amazing Adaptations / Edible Forest / Sustainable Future / Climate Change & Human Impacts), plus additional bespoke learning opportunities where needed.

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Guzmania with poison dart frog

Learning resources

Our library of educational resources is great for schools, home educators and families wishing to support their children’s studies.

There are worksheets, teacher notes, and animal and plant fact sheets covering all our favourite tours.

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International Student Competitions for Schools

Every year, around 1,500 schoolchildren & teachers from 60 countries participate in our competitions & debates. The competitions focus on finding positive solutions to global sustainability challenges like climate change and biodiversity loss. Based on a different theme each year, the competitions help empower students & schools to build a better world.

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