The Eco-Cave has been inspired by globally celebrated sustainable institutions which inspire to protect the natural world. These include the Lascaux Cave and Chauvet Cave in France, Altamira Cave in Spain, the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Norway and the United Kingdom's Eden Project.

Similar to these global establishments, the Eco-cave is in place to allow people to connect with the natural world without causing depletion. The initiative will allow visitors to experience the glowworms' bioluminescent phenomenon without causing irreversible damage to the colonies health, surrounding ecosystem and the encompassing environment. 

The glowworm is extremely sensitive to a change in environment, requiring very particular humidity, permeability, moisture and climate control. The Eco-Cave will allow controlled environmental variation, with the ability to emulate the precise habitat requirements. This initiative will provide a safe haven to the species against rapaid habitat changes and the effects an expanding human population has on natural colonies. 

The design encompaces natural materials found locally, including natural rock fall and fauna, to minimise impact on the existing landscape. The existing stream will be fed throughout the Eco-Cave to encourage a natural food chain.

After what will be five years of research towards the Eco-Cave initiative when open to the public, The Glowworm Project aims for this sustainable initiative to be seen as both nationally iconic and globally transformative.

A Sustainable Solution

The Eco-Cave will allow people to connect with the natural world and experience the glowworms' bioluminescence phenomenon without causing irreversible damage to the colonies prosperity, surrounding ecosystem and encompassing environment.

Celebrating protecting and preserving the natural world through sustainable solutions.

Svalbard Global Seed Vault, Norway
The Seed Vault safeguards duplicates of 1,214,827 seed samples from almost every country in the world, with room for millions more. Its purpose is a backup genebank collection to secure the foundation of our future food supply. Image: Top Left

Lascaux IV, France
Opened in 2016 by the French president at the time, President Francois Hollande, after €66 million of investment and four years of construction, the fourth Lascaux Cave replica is celebrated globally as a breakthrough sustainable achievement. Image: Top Right

Eden Project, United Kingdom
The Eden Project celebrates plants and the natural world, reconnects people with them and works to regenerate damaged landscapes. Cornwall Council and the European Union came up with the greater part of £16.8m required to start the project. The Eden Project received 1,010,095 visitors in 2019 and is said to have contributed over £1.7 billion to the Cornish economy. Image: Bottom