KS5 Plant conservation around Wakehurst

Pupils visit a range of conservation projects at Wakehurst. They learn about the importance of conserving biodiversity and the way that in situ and ex situ strategies complement each other to protect species diversity.

They gain an understanding of how national and international agreement support conservation. A shorter version of this walk can be linked to a visit to the Millennium Seed Bank.

This session makes up a half day or part of a full day visit that is tailored to suit the needs of your group and is planned in detail with a Wakehurst teacher prior to the visit. Select one other workshop to build a full day visit.

Learning outcomes 

Educational visits at Wakehurst support and enhance the curriculum offered in schools and colleges. We aim to give pupils opportunities that are difficult or impossible to create in the school or college environment.

We design our sessions to match the learning outcomes in the national curriculum and exam board specifications.

This session offers pupils the opportunity to:

• Understand the importance of plants in the conservation of biodiversity and a sustainable future and the role of botanic gardens play.
• See a variety of in situ and ex situ plant conservation projects.
• Assess the advantages and disadvantages of different conservation strategies.
• Use the IUCN ranking system to prioritise species for conservation.

Curriculum links

This KS5 visit supports and enhances the curriculum offered in schools and colleges.