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
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