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
What a wonderful surprise! We took a wide range of ages of kids from 2 years old to 42 and all had a great time. An educational treasure hunt. I am going to suggest to our local primary school that we should visit as it would be brilliant as a school trip. Bugs, butterflies, spiders, birds,...
Olivia Gunn, Riverton
Very cool place, great for kids
Jack Smith
Awesome afternoon had by all ages at Earthlore. Fantastic chance for the kids to get up close and personal with some bugs. Loved the flea circus, donkeys, fruit forest and dress ups. Must do if you're near Owaka
John-Renee White, Riverton