Key Stage 4 post-visit activities

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

Wakehurst birch collection

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.

    Oyster mushroom
    Play
    17 November 2022

    Watch: What will you be eating in 2050?

    Grace Brewer
    Table covered in eggplant varieties
    3 December 2019

    Conserving the cousins of our crops

    Ellie Wilding, Dr Christopher P Cockel
    Two researchers in the woodland at Wakehurst surrounded by bluebells, working with cameras and a computer
    Play
    1 June 2022

    Watch: What is a living laboratory?

    Paint brushes lying next to paint palette
    20 September 2019

    In Pictures: Botanical artists at Kew

    Meg Boldison
    Daisies in Coronation Meadow
    15 July 2019

    The great British meadow

    Jennifer Peach
    Toadstall mushrooms amongst leaves near Heathrow
    15 July 2022

    Nature Unlocked: Lessons from fungi

    Jessica Hayne