The team is back in the UK a little tired but eager to share our amazing experiences. I hope that you have enjoyed the Rwanda blog. We have had record numbers visiting the website over the last week. If you want to know more about our trip, our next open morning with plant sales, tours […]

Today we catch or flight home to the UK after an amazing and very productive week in Rwanda. We have visited four schools all keen to take part in the Rwandan Schools’ orchid project as well as the inspiring Kitabi College and a number of impressive individuals from the Department of Education, Tourism and Conservation […]

  Nyungwe forest is Africa’s largest mountain forest reserve with 970 square kilometres of forest full of rare species including primates and of course orchids. With about 160 orchid species it is a very special place and a really exciting place to explore. We will be back. Lots more photos to follow next time we […]

We found the impressive forests and swamps of Nyungwe full of diverse and amazing orchid species such as this one, Eulophia horsfellii -wow

A massive well done to my Rwanda team for a very successful and inspiring workshop this afternoon at the Kitabi College of Conservation and Environmental Management. After a tour, dinner and further discussions with acting principle Richard Nasasira we spent the afternoon with the college’s diploma students. The team presented our project with Zoe Parfitt […]