Empress Garden, Kavade Mala, Ghorpadi, Pune

Regular Features

An overview of the regular features and how you can participate in them.

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Tree walk

RRBCEA is fortunate to be located on the premises of the historical Empress Botanical Garden in Pune which has over 2000 species of plants from different parts of India and the world.
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Bird Walk

The greenery of Empress Botanical Garden attracts and supports many bird species. Many resident as well as migratory birds can be seen and heard in the garden.
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Empress Wild Explorer Program (EWEP)

Nature stimulates, nurtures little minds in many ways. Nature-connectedness is essential for the well-being of children and society.
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Tree Walk

RRBCEA is fortunate to be located on the premises of the historical Empress Botanical Garden in Pune which has over 2000 species of plants from different parts of India and the world.

It’s a mesmerizing experience to walk among the green giants and to get to know them up close. RRBCEA organizes regular interactive ‘Tree Walks’ (currently once a month) where participants led by an expert in the field familiarize themselves with many fascinating trees in Empress Botanical Garden. This walk is typically 1.5 hour long.

Anyone above 12yrs of age can participate in the walk. Regular tree walks with nominal charge of Rs. 50/- are announced on our FB page as well as Instagram handle rrbcea_empressgarden.
Special walk for children, corporate employees, students, friends, relatives (group of mini. 10 people) can be requested by calling RRBCEA official no. 9923306903 or email at [email protected] at least 7 days prior to the target date.

Bird Walk

The greenery of Empress Botanical Garden attracts and supports many bird species. Many resident as well as migratory birds can be seen and heard in the garden. It is an excellent place and opportunity to watch these feathered friends in their natural surroundings. RRBCEA conducts regular “Bird walks” to enthuse people about watching birds. Many participants start their bird watching hobby with our guided bird walks.

This walk is typically 1.5 hour long. We lend participants good quality binoculars for bird watching. Anyone above 12yrs of age can participate in the walk. Regular bird walks with nominal charge of Rs. 50/- are announced on our FB page as well as Instagram handle rrbcea_empressgarden.
Special walk for children, corporate employees, students, friends, relatives (group of mini. 10 people) can be requested by calling RRBCEA official no. 9923306903 or email at [email protected] at least 7 days prior to the target date.

Empress Wild Explorer Program

Nature stimulates, nurtures little minds in many ways. Nature-connectedness is essential for the well-being of children and society. Our goal is to make children feel at home in nature, trying to counterbalance the fact that modern childhood has moved indoors. Making children feel at home in nature takes time. It takes time to be touched at heart!

Empress Wild Explorer Program (EWEP) is designed for school aged children to connect them with their natural surroundings through experience based activities. Each session of EWEP focuses on one of the selected themes: plants, birds, insects, water, soil, biodiversity. In each session, which lasts typically 2.5 hours, participants explore a specific aspect of nature through arts, nature walk, book readings, fun activities, songs and stories. We let their curiosity, imagination and creativity draw inspiration from wonders in nature. We hope that a deep connection and appreciation they develop about natural world would transform them into eco-conscious citizens of tomorrow!

Schools are welcome to approach us for EWEP sessions that align with their school curricula. Our age-appropriate theme based modules are designed and conducted by experts in various fields. Most of the EWEP themes align well with regular school curricula and provide students and educators an excellent opportunity to ‘experience’ first hand various topics in the natural sciences that are taught in regular classes. EWEP sessions deepen students’ understanding of curriculum topics many fold through activities that let them explore, handle, observe, experience without the pressure of assessment and performance.

Regular EWEP sessions with nominal charge are announced on our FB page as well as Instagram handle rrbcea_empressgarden.
Special sessions for students can be requested by calling RRBCEA official no. 9923306903 or email at [email protected] at least 3 weeks prior to the target date.