Join us for Fungi Field Day at the Botanic Garden to celebrate fungi and their relationships with plants in the run up to UK Fungus Day. Highlights include:
🍄 A range of talks from expert speakers about fungi and their interactions with plants.
🔬Science outreach stall with microscopes to view fungi that live deep inside plant roots.
Get hands-on with creative activities inspired by artworks and ideas at Kettle’s Yard.
No art experience needed — our friendly artists and volunteers will support you step-by-step. Children and adults of all ages are welcome to participate but Studio Sunday is most suitable for children between 3–11 years.
We encourage parents and caregivers to create alongside their children during the workshop. If the studio is busy you may be asked to come back later, but you can pick up our free take-home art activities at the desk to keep the creativity flowing.
Explore the animal kingdom with stories and play. Hear a prickly tale and uncover hedgehogs, minibeasts and more at the Museum of Zoology.
Suitable for ages 2-5. All children must be accompanied by an adult.
Explore the animal kingdom with stories and play. Hear a prickly tale and uncover hedgehogs, minibeasts and more at the Museum of Zoology.
Suitable for ages 2-5. All children must be accompanied by an adult.
Please book ahead.
Join author Steve Antony has he reads his joyful tale of a family’s quest to find the Rainbowsaurus. On their way, they meet animals that are all the colours of the rainbow, who all want to find the Rainbowsaurus too.
After the story, chat with Steve, and see if you can find our very own Rainbowsaurus hidden in the Museum!
Free, booking essential.
Children and adults must each have a ticket.
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Suitable for 3-7 year olds.
The Garden’s history has all mysteriously vanished from the trail map! Your challenge is to travel back in time to discover all the missing histories and make the map complete. Simply pick up a free trail map from a Garden entrance to start your adventure.
Build a bear skeleton and create your own vertebrate to take home! Plus have a go at our quiz in the Discovery Room. Museum entry FREE
Inspired our art installation, The Butterfly Effect, our hands-on activities help you discover incredible invertebrates that have lived throughout Earth's history. Add to our evolving art installation by making origami butterflies, and explore activities you can do at home to help protect local wildlife.
Inspired our art installation, The Butterfly Effect, our hands-on activities help you discover incredible invertebrates that have lived throughout Earth's history. Add to our evolving art installation by making origami butterflies, and explore activities you can do at home to help protect local wildlife.
