Established in 2006, Earthlore Wildlife Gardens in New Zealand's only private garden dedicated to the conservation of invertebrates. And with Inspector Insector on duty 24/7 the insects are thriving.
Earthlore tour
Take part in our Wildlife Guardianship workshop to learn how to interact safely with our wildlife, meet Inspector Insector to learn about his work with schools, tour our developing food forest and conservation habitat.
- 15 2 hours
- per personNZD $30
Inclusions
- take part in a Wildlife Guardianship workshop
- Tour our wildlife gardens
- explore our food forest
- Meet Inspector Insector
- Hear about our efforts to conserve our native invertebrates
- Tour our Insect Conservation Habitat
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What our other guests had to say
Excellent place. Run by a friendly couple. Inspector insector is very knowledgeable. It was just us there that day and we still got the full tour and experience, plus some more detailed advice on garden insects and plants. The gardens are interesting for adults too.
Jeremy Wells
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