Early Years sessions
Explore the beautiful gardens at Wakehurst with activities to stimulate an awareness of nature.
We aim to excite and inspire young children with our Early Years sessions, using play and exploration to stimulate learning.
Browse our Early years sessions
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2 hours
EYFS Meet the Wakehurst Green Fairy
Explore the beautiful gardens at Wakehurst with the Green Fairy.
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2 hours
EYFS The Dragon's Treasure Trail
Explore the gardens, search for the ‘dragon’s treasure’, and collect natural materials along the way.
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45 minutes
EYFS The Dragon's Amazing Seeds
Explore natural materials up close using scientific equipment.
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45 minutes
EYFS Art in the garden
Using natural materials from the garden, artworks on a grand or mini scale are created to form a temporary art gallery.
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45 minutes
EYFS In the potting shed
Pupils will join our experts in the plant nursery to find out about how plants grow from seed, and will take their potted seeds back to school to watch them grow.
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45 minutes
EYFS Life in water
Be amazed by the variety of life collected from the Wakehurst ponds. Currently available as an indoor session only.
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45 minutes
EYFS Minibeast safari
Pupils hunt through the long grass, trees and leaf litter to find and observe a variety of creatures.
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45 minutes
EYFS Plant eater
Pupils identify the parts of a plant using a variety of fruit and vegetables, and explore which plant parts are edible.
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45 minutes
EYFS In search of a home trail
Go on a trail to look for animal homes in trees and bushes, under log piles and in leaf litter.
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45 minutes
EYFS Wakehurst in the autumn trail
Explore the beautiful Wakehurst gardens and find out what happens to plants in autumn.
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45 minutes
EYFS Wakehurst in the spring trail
Explore the Wakehurst gardens in spring and find out what happens to plants this season.
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45 minutes
EYFS Sense-ational
Explore the beautiful gardens at Wakehurst on a sensory trail.
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45 minutes
EYFS Sense-ational trail
Pupils will explore the beautiful gardens at Wakehurst on a sensory trail.