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
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