Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Go Wild: Features: Wakehurst Wonders

Please note:

The Go Wild Festival ran at Kew and Wakehurst place for the summer of 2003. As such many of the festival features can no longer be seen in the gardens, but this website has been kept to give visitors access to wealth of information developed to support the festival.

Don't forget to check out the latest events in the gardens. Find out more......

Wakehurst Wonders

	Francis Rose Reserve Probably the first nature reserve dedicated to mosses, liverworts, lichens and filmy ferns in Europe. at Wakehurst Place	more info >>>
	Charcoal Burner's Encampment Watch how charcoal was made in the traditional earth burn way. On throughout the festival, at Wakehurst Place	more info >>>
	Weaving Biodiversity into our Lives Artists will create three colourful willow sculptures, forming an interpretative trail around the gardens. On throughout the festival, at Wakehurst Place	more info >>>
	A Bird’s Eye View A new wildlife camera system unlocks the secrets of an oak woodland. On throughout the festival, at Wakehurst Place	more info >>>
	Loder Valley Bird Monitoring Bird ringing demonstration by the British Trust for Ornithology Sunday 15 June, at Wakehurst Place	more info >>>
	Wild Wood Exhibition Drawing inspiration from the Wakehurst landscape, local artist Ali McNab, will recreate the wonders of the Wild Wood. On throughout the festival, at Wakehurst Place	more info >>>
	Go Wild on Screen A nine-minute newsreel, filmed by local children On throughout the festival, at Wakehurst Place	more info >>>
	Compost Corner The Wakehurst Place compost area is where the secret of good gardening begins. On throughout the festival, at Wakehurst Place	more info >>>
	Millennium Seed Bank The first phase of this £80m international initiative was to safeguard Britain’s heritage of wild flowers. On throughout the festival, at Wakehurst Place	more info >>>


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