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

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
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