A British rainforest garden displayed at the famous RHS Chelsea Flower Show is to become a living classroom after being relocated to a new home.

The garden, from charity The Wildlife Trusts, is relocating to the Bristol Zoo Project to become a permanent education space for temperate rainforests – one of the UK’s rarest and most precious habitats.

Run by Bristol Zoological Society, the zoo is set within 136 acres of woodland and meadow, just outside the city of Bristol. The project is part of a 100-year mission of The Wildlife Trusts to bring rainforests back to the western edges of the UK.

Organisers hope the garden will be a spark for future conservationists and a celebration of the wildlife found on British doorsteps.

Kathryn Brown, director of climate change and evidence at The Wildlife Trusts, says, "How magical to rehome this little rainforest garden in a place already loved by generations of families. Children will love playing among the trees – and as their canopies spread and the moss and lichen green the rocks, it’ll come to feel like Harry Potter’s enchanted forest.”

Justin Morris, chief executive of Bristol Zoological Society, says, "We are extremely excited about the arrival of the British Rainforest Garden later this year. It will fit perfectly into our Sanctuary Garden. This area will form the beginning of a new ‘gardens’ biome at Bristol Zoo Project.

"Visitors will be encouraged to pause and reflect on the value of gardens and natural habitats as places of health and wellbeing, and to consider how they can take action to protect wildlife in these precious environments.”

Created by award-winner garden designer Zoe Claymore, the garden is low carbon, with no concrete, clay, peat compost or virgin wood used. All plants and trees were sourced from UK nurseries.

The British Rainforest Garden is due to open at Bristol Zoo Project in October 2025. It is sponsored by Project Giving Back and supported by insurer Aviva.