Wakehurst's Discovery Youth Day

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Event Details: Come along and meet the Nature Nerds here at Kew Wakehurst!
Find out about the scientific and conservation work at Kew Wakehurst and how you can sign-up to the Youth Environmental Skills Sessions and the BioBlitz 2027.

Timetable: 11:30 - 13:00

Meet outside the Millennium Seedbank

Tour of the Millennium Seedbank: a behind-the scenes tour of one of the world's largest seed conservation projects
Tiny Seeds, Big Stories: join Alice and Isabel, our seed scientists, to learn about their global and local work with seeds
Walk through the gardens to the education tent in the Pinetum woods: wander through Wakehurst's Ecosystem Observatory gardens where we have our annual BioBlitz. This is where we will break for lunch.

BYO Picnic lunch 13:30 - 14:00: Enjoy sitting and eating together in the Pinetum woods and being surrounded by ancient trees from around the world.

Bitesize Talks at the Pinetum Education Tent: 14:00-16:00

What is a BioBlitz? Eliana will demystify what a BioBlitz is and how you can get involved

Young Scientist: Josef talks about and his wobbly line journey to a career as a young scientist at Kew working on pollination projects

BioBlitzing & Bugs: Peter a freelance bug specialist (Entamologist) shares his nature nerd journey identifying insects for the BioBlitz

BioBlitzing & Bats: Ryan joins us from the Knepp Estate to tell us about bat detecting, surveying and mammal monitoring
Learning at Wakehurst: find out about our educational activities from Julie who heads up our learning team
Nature activity: enjoy and activity run by Lynn one of our Forest School Teachers

END 16:00: Explore the Gardens : explore the gardens to your hearts content

Ages 14-25 (under 16's must be accompanied by a responsible adult)
Places are limited to 30 young people (not including parents and carers)