Forming part of the Darwin 200 initiative, The Great Plant Hunt invites primary school children to follow in the footsteps of Darwin by going on nature walks in and around their school grounds. They'll find out more about plants and in the process learn key scientific skills.

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Our special delivery has arrived by Parcelforce!  Containing teacher handbooks, magnifiers, a fantastic plant press, plant identikits, a mini-seed bank, and a Darwin storybook, it’s precious cargo indeed! So what are we waiting for?!!  On the Great Plant Hunt's official site you will find interactive games, film clips, pictures and lots of resources. Dave Smith, Managing Director of Parcelforce Worldwide, comments: “We are absolutely delighted to be working with the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Wellcome Trust on this exciting project. It’s a great way to encourage children to learn about the environment around them. We are very happy to be supporting this fun education programme.”