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Top 10 things to see

Millennium Seed Bank

1) Watch science in action at the Millennium Seed Bank

2) Enjoy local produce, including wines and cheeses, at our Stables restaurant

3) Get a sneaky peak into the life of birds via our webcams in the Seed Café

4) Witness recycling on a massive scale at Compost Corner

5) Walk the woodlands of the world, with trees from every temperate region, particularly stunning when the colours turn in autumn.

6) Come in May and be dazzled by the glorious swathes of bluebells in Bethlehem Wood

7) Find the rare Wollemi Pine, which can be traced back to the time of the dinosaurs

8) See Wakehurst's four national plant collections: hypericum, birch, southern beech and skimmias. Download information sheet on the National Collections at Wakehurst Place (pdf).

9) Find out how we make our own charcoal, and buy some for your own barbecue

10) Take a guided tour around the estate or a conservation walk around the Loder Valley Nature Reserve

 

 

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