New Media Awards 2008

Kew Gardens

http://www.kew.org/trees

Nominated in Inform and educate category.

www.kew.org/trees is the new website for the Rhizotron and Xstrata Treetop Walkway at Kew Gardens in London. The Xstrata Treetop Walkway is a stunning new attraction sixty feet off the ground that invites visitors to get closer to trees and learn more about them. It is reached via The Rhizotron, a tunnel in the ground that allows visitors to experience the lively underground life of trees before heading high into the tree canopy. The Xstrata Treetop Walkway’s interactive experience is a cross - platform solution designed to delight families and general visitors and attract new young audiences to Kew.

1 nomination from readers

www.kew.org/trees fosters an online community where users can contribute pictures of their favourite trees to share with others, join in discussions about Kew’s conservation work around the world on the blog, have a go at tree identification and create their own personalised map of the Gardens including their favourite trees or the particular species they want to visit.

Nominated by Beth Spencer, 28 May 2008

1 comment from readers

I did the tree walk on the first public opening as I'm a friend of Kew Gardens. It was amazing and have since sent the site to my friends along with my flickr pictures and they're all really excited about going.

Submitted by Mecca Ibrahim, 03 June 2008

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