Key Stage 3 post-visit activities

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

Daisies in Coronation Meadow

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
    6 November 2019

    Top tricksters: Plants winning at pollination

    Katie Avis-Riordan
    Colourful assortment of different vegetables at market stall
    14 July 2022

    How to eat to save the world

    Rachel Purdon, Eddie Johnston
    Spathodea campanulata Beauv
    15 May 2018

    How to be a botanical artist

    Anthea Gordon
    A cluster of purple-white flowers growing on a spike
    2 June 2020

    Sea of colour: Wakehurst’s meadows in bloom

    Microscope slide of a wood sample
    19 August 2020

    Plant forensics: Cracking criminal cases

    Katie Avis-Riordan
    Various shapes and colours of Blackfield, partly installed
    11 March 2022

    Tragedy and hope: Lost and saved plants

    Eddie Johnston