Key Stage 2 post-visit activities

Visited Wakehurst and want to learn more? We’re here to help.

Seeds and fruits artistic display

Continue your learning journey after visiting Wakehurst: browse our resources below to find out more about the importance of plants and how you can help build a greener future for all.

Post-visit activities

Each workshop has a series of graded activities to suit your needs. Recap your learning or deep-dive into the importance of plants and their role in conservation – you choose.  

Millennium Seed Bank

Embark on a virtual tour of the Millennium Seed Bank. Discover a treasure trove of over 2.4 billion seeds from around the world and learn about Kew conservation in action.

Career cards

Feeling inspired by your visit? Want to help to build a greener future? Find out how our talented team of horticulturalists and scientists got where they are today.

Read & watch

Uncover the fascinating world of plants and fungi through our films, podcasts and blogs.

    Bee pollinating yellow flower
    Play
    12 July 2021

    Watch: How to attract pollinators to your garden

    Grace Brewer
    Chives in the Kitchen Garden
    24 May 2017

    The importance of bees as pollinators

    Orange flowers
    15 August 2019

    Interesting ways plants have adapted

    Meryl Westlake, Professor Mark W Chase
    Purple and yellow flowers grow wild in a meadow at Wakehurst
    14 May 2021

    Britain's habitats in a nutshell

    Grace Brewer
    Large seed of the double coconut
    8 July 2020

    Double coconut: The largest seed in the world

    Dr Sidonie Bellot
    Blackbird eating berries on a tree branch
    1 April 2020

    How plants hitchhike on animal poo

    Katie Avis-Riordan