conker fights – or simply 'conkers' – involves using the seeds of horse chestnut trees and threading them onto a piece of ...

A conker is the seed of the horse chestnut tree. It's a hard brown nut which is found in a prickly casing. Over time the green outer casing of the seed will turn brown and crack open revealing the ...

Here, spring doesn’t begin on March 20 or 21, but when the Republic of Geneva’s official “marronier”, a horse chestnut tree that stands along the Treille promenade, in front of the ...

Finding a horse chestnut tree can be part of the fun but when you do find one why don't you challenge the children to find different conkers. Smallest, biggest or shiniest. You could also see how ...