Halloween giveaway!

This Halloween, we're all about the spooky plants and fungi out there.

Enter below for the chance to win two books that truly celebrate the weird and wonderful world of plants and fungi. 

About the books

Fungi will open your eyes to the wonders of the hidden kingdom all around us. Did you know that fungi put the fizz in champagne and the flavour in chocolate? Discover some of the fastest speeds in nature, specimens that glow in the dark, and fungi that clean up oil spills.

Hortus Curious brings together the most peculiar and most fascinating plants on the planet, in all their diverse splendour. Covering everything from poisonous plants to painkilling ones, this quirky book is sure to delight any plant lover. 

Enter below!

Terms and Conditions

No purchase necessary to enter the prize draw. 

This prize draw is open to UK residents aged 18 years or over, with the exception of employees  of the Promoter, their families, agents and anyone else connected with this promotion. 

Entries must be received by 23:59 GMT on 07/11/2023. The Promoter accepts no responsibility  for any entries that are incomplete, illegible, corrupted or fail to reach the Promoter by the  relevant closing date for any reason. Proof of posting or sending is not proof of receipt.  Automatically generated entries and entries via agents or third parties are invalid and will not  be counted. Entries become the property of the Promoter and are not returned. 

Only one entry per person. No entrant may win more than one prize. To enter, fill in the details on the online form. 

All correctly completed entries will be entered into a prize draw which will take place on  08/11/2023. The first winning answer chosen at random will be the winner. 

There is 1 prize to be won. The prize for the winner is: 1 x Hortus Curious and 1 x Fungi.

Other than those specified above, the promoter shall not be liable for any costs or expenses  arising out of or in any way connected with this prize and does not accept any responsibility  for any damage, loss or disappointment suffered by the winner as result of accepting this prize. 

Prizes are subject to availability. In the event of unforeseen circumstances, the Promoter  reserves the right (a) to substitute alternative prizes of equivalent or greater value and (b) in  exceptional circumstances to amend or foreclose the promotion without notice. No correspondence will be entered into. 

Prizes are non-transferrable and no cash alternative will be offered. 

The winners will be notified via email by 28/11/2023. The winner must claim their prize within 20 working days of the Promoter sending notification. If the prize is unclaimed after this time,  it will lapse and the Promoter reserves the right to offer the unclaimed prize to a substitute winner selected in accordance with these rules. 

By entering this prize draw, all entrants agree to the use of their personal data by the Promoter  for the purposes of running the prize draw as detailed in these terms and conditions. Details  on how we process the personal data of entrants can be found in our Privacy Policy  (/pages/privacy-policy-and-cookies/). 

We will make the winner’s name and county available on request to the following email address social.media@uk.dk.com. If you do not want your name and county to be made  available in the event that you win, please let us know by emailing social.media@uk.dk.com. Please note we are required to make the winner’s details available to the ASA if requested.

Promoter may disqualify any entrant whose entry does not comply with these terms and  conditions (in Promoter’s sole opinion) or who, in Promoter’s sole determination, has acted in  a manner that is fraudulent, dishonest or unjust to other entrants including, without limitation,  tampering with the operation of the prize draw, manipulating or rigging votes, hacking,  deceiving, cheating or by harassing or threatening other entrants or a representative of  Promoter. 

By entering the prize draw each entrant agrees to be bound by these terms and conditions. The Promoter is Dorling Kindersley Limited, One Embassy Gardens, 8 Viaduct Gardens,  London, SW11 7BW 

These terms and conditions are governed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales.