Personal tools
Photograph of blue and white Anemone apennina

Botanic Garden

You are here: University Home → Institution → Botanic Garden → Education → Primary programmes
In flower now

Magnolia campbellii

Magnolia campbellii

Friends of the Garden

The new programme of Friends of the Garden visits and lectures for 2012-13 is now available. See the Friends pages or click here

 

Primary programmes

 

Programme Topic

KS1

KS2
We're Going on a Bear Hunt  Literacy and art for Foundation-stage children using Michael Rosen & Helen Oxenbury's story  +  
Fibonacci Fun The Fibonacci series and its occurrence in nature

 

+ 
Food for Thought From crops to markets in Nicaragua: an interactive experience

+

+ 
Global Fruit Trail World fruits, science, global trade, sustainability  

+
Habitats and Adaptations Environmental activities focusing on up to six different habitats  

+
Journeys to Christmas  Plants and the Christmas story (November to December only)

 +

 +
Numeracy Trail  Differentiated maths activities in the Botanic Garden  

 +

 +
Sculpture Look at our annual exhibition (June-Sept.) and make natural sculptures

+

+
Whole World Cake Plants, food and people

+

+
Woodland Adventures Science and Art at the Attenborough Arboretum

 +

+ 
Contact us: office

University of Leicester Botanic Garden,
Stoughton Drive South,
Oadby, Leics.
LE2 2NE

Phone/fax 0116 271 2933 (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm)
botanicgarden@le.ac.uk

Twitter page: leicesterbg

Events

Gardening courses at the Botanic Garden.

12th & 19th May: Design and make your own Hanging Baskets, all materials provided. £25.00

30th June: Summer Flowers- how to design and care for herbaceous borders. £7.50

29th September & 6th October: Design and make your own winter container, all materials provided. £25.00

For booking information see the events page