Olive trees can survive in arid conditions for an incredibly long time – some examples are 2,000 years old.

Cotton is the world’s biggest non-food crop and is used in many things including half of the world’s textiles.

It’s not the flowers that make this plant so colourful, it’s actually the magenta bracts.

This popular ice cream flavour is the second most expensive spice after saffron.

Experience sights, scents and stories from the Mediterranean, California, South Africa and Western Australia.

Our Nature Connections programme uses nature-based activities to boost health, wellbeing and learning. 

We like to think of ourselves as Cornwall’s ‘village hall’, a venue supporting local causes.

Our programme of play activities for under 5s provide rich opportunities to learn, explore and connect with the natural world.

We’re working on a ground-breaking project to pioneer clean, green geothermal energy on our site.