Immerse yourself in the stunning Catlins' scenery and take pride in knowing you are doing your bit to help our native birds, beach and bush. Earthlore provides fun nature based activities for the whole family - plus we run a series of immersive day and/or night time tours designed to help you give back to nature, so you will leave The Catlins a much better place than you found it.
Help Inspector Insector to solve the murdered moth mystery in Bug City
Play a round of mini Frisbee golf on our nine target course
Dress up for a fun photo in our traditional Gypsy caravan
A three day tour of The Catlins where you will work to create habitat for our unique wildlife, experience nature in the night time and see out of the way places.
Play mini frisbee golf, solve the insect murder mystery, watch the Flea Circus puppet show, meet the donkeys and dress up in our Gypsy caravan for lots of fun-fun-fun!
Learn how to interact appropriately with The Catlins' wildlife, both for your own safety and to the betterment of The Catlins unique - and in some cases, critically endangered
On this two hour tour we will take you to one of the Catlins Bat Project's survey areas where bats are known fly over at dusk, giving you the best possible chance to hear and
Fun, nature based family activities that educate and inspire
A small, home based business, Earthlore is run by Gordon and Janine Thompson
Give Back to Nature tours - helping you to help nature.
Our nature based activities are fun for everyone from five to one hundred and five
You leave nothing but footprints when you join our Give Back to Nature tour
We will take you off the beaten track, to place not normally accessible by the general public
Loads of fun, very informative and well laid out with something to keep all ages busy.
Margie Lee, Facebook
Really fun and informative. The wonderful garden and superb bird life are a bonus.
Debbie Gutherie, Dunedin
The variety of insects and the knowledge the owners have as to how they fit into the eco-system is truly inspiring.
Russell Winder, Oamaru
