Celebrating The Great Plant Hunt See what primary school children from all over the UK have been up to with The Great Plant Hunt since it launched in spring 09. For the free resources to...
Darwin's Detectives Plant Hunter Moctar introduces the Plant Detectives. The 10 to 11 year old Plant Detectives will see how Kew scientists identified mystery seeds and...
Darwin's Investigators Plant Hunter Masego introduces the Investigators. The 9 to 10 year old Investigators will investigate seed dispersal and do a germination...
Darwin's Thinkers Plant Hunter Carly introduces the Thinkers. The 7 to 8 year olds are the Thinkers, learning how to think critically. They are encouraged to reflect on...
Darwin's Collectors Plant Hunter Richard introduces the Collectors. Darwin was very interested in collecting and made collections, observations and recordings to...
Darwin's Discoverers Plant Hunter Dan introduces the Discoverers. The 6-7 year-olds are the 'Discoverers', hunting for the amazing plants that grow in their part of the...
Darwin's Lookouts Plant Hunter Fiona introduces the Lookouts. 5-6 year-olds are the 'Lookouts' - looking out for plants in the local environment and examining them...
Easter Island's toromiro tree Sadly now extinct in the wild, Kew Gardens has a programme to return the Easter Islanders' national tree to its native habitat and visitors to the Palm...
Cooking with compost at Kew First shred some leaves, then add tonnes of Royal horse manure, cook on a medium heat and then sprinkle all over your favourite plants!...
Introducing The Great Plant Hunt! The Great Plant Hunt encourages children to explore the natural world and join other schools in the biggest ever school science project. Find out more...