With the royal visit over and term coming to an end, everything in school is slowing down but the greenhouse never stops. The orchid project goes on over the holidays. Plants still need watering, lab still has work to be done and the website won’t run its self, we will still be here over the […]
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As Luke posted, today we had the honour of HRH the Duke of Kent at Writhlington to officially open our new school and, of course, no visit would be complete without a proper tour of the greenhouses. Greenhouse club were in position to tell him about their ochids, the habitats they come from and other interesting […]
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HRH the Duke of Kent will be visiting Writhlington School tomorrow for a tour of the building and to officially open the new school. As part of this visit he will be making a trip to the greenhouses and meeting many of the students involved in the growing. Normally, I’d put a paragraph here about […]
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Saturday was a brilliant day for greenhouse club. We arrived at the zoo at 8am and set up a display of orchids, information boards and Luke’s winning Sikkim research, for the Zoo’s plant conservation and international biodiversity day. As the public arrived it was up to our team of twelve students to introduce people to […]
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This saturday (22nd May), the Writhlington Orchid Project will be taking part in a Plant Conservation event at Bristol Zoo Gardens. If you’re in the Bristol area and are looking for something to do, I’d thoroughly recommend popping down to have a look. In addition to us having a display, information and lots of enthusiastic […]
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