Flavours of the Meadow Orchard: Discovering different apple varieties through tasting – exploring their visual and sensory characteristics.
Glowing Fungi: Discovering different species of fungi using UV lights.
Invasive Species on the Plate – Dare You Try Them?: Discovering the characteristics and culinary potential of invasive alien species.
Magnify, Discover, Draw: Exploring the hidden world of nature through microscopy and stereomicroscope observation, followed by drawing what has been discovered.
Colours of the Orchard – Butterflies by Day and by Night: Observing butterflies using a light pyramid and discovering the connections between individual butterfly species and their host plants.
Trees – Our Friendly Companions: Creating a tree board: visitors match leaves and fruits of fruit and forest trees with the corresponding trees on a large poster. The activity is accompanied by a discussion about the importance of trees from different perspectives – environmental, biodiversity, climate, water, economic, social, health, cultural, aesthetic and nutritional.
Rock, Soil, Plant: Discovering the connections between the underlying rock, soil and vegetation, and exploring how the geological foundation shapes the plant life of the landscape.
FruitDiv: Discovering Wild Relatives of Fruit Trees. Discovering wild relatives of fruit trees and exploring their potential for developing more resilient and sustainable fruit varieties.
Bats – Silent Night Flyers: Discovering bats, their way of life and their importance in ecosystems, with the opportunity to observe them using a mist net.
25
SEP
2026
A Day in the Orchard – Experience, Explore and Discover the Amazing Rhythms of Nature
free
workshop
live discussion with researchers
hands-on experiment
immersive experience
general public
families
students
teachers