Eden Project 07.04.2007

We picked up the hire car early on Saturday and first completed some food shopping and stocking up on the beer! This is a lot easier when you have a car, compared to walking with a carton for fifteen minutes, as I have done before.

The Eden project was first on our list of things to see this weekend, and after a 3 hour drive we arrived at the site. The Eden project is the result of an old open cut mine that has been revamped to show what can be done to revegetate barron land, and to educate people on other climates and plants. It contains walk-in biomes, which one contains tropical plants and the other contains Mediterranean type plants.

Outside of the biomes, are numerous walking paths meandering around the valley showcasing local and imported species of plants to see. As it is Spring in England, most of the flowers were in bloom and there were great colours on show.

From the website:
‘The Biome conservatories containing plants from the rainforests and the warm temperate regions of the earth... What's it all about. A green theme park? Eden is about connecting plants, people and places.’

More can be found at:
http://www.edenproject.com/index.html

The Tropical Biomes

A Bio-fuelled Model T Ford











Inside the Tropical Biome - An Eco Surfboard.
Balsa wood is used for the core of the board and is grown within the Biome. The baord is wrapped in hemp cloth and plant based resin, with the logo printed onto the hemp using natural dyes. This board (unlike firbreglass ones) can be composted at the end of its life.


Tropical Waterfalls


Warmer climate Biome

After enjoying the afternoon at the Eden Project we drove north towards Newquay, and found a room for the night at one of the local Pubs, the Peterville Inn.

Peterville Inn