Explore our downloadable education resources for home or the classroom. Thoughtfully designed by our Education and Science Teams to inspire nature-based learning.
They’re also available through outreach sessions delivered by our teachers or as part of the school program at the Garden.
Please contact education@gardenofwales.org.uk if you’d like more information.
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Welsh Wildlife Name Game
Can you pair each animal and plant with its Welsh name? This fun activity helps kids discover nature while picking up new words in Welsh.
Insect and Plant Associations
Discover which insects help which plants thrive while playing a quick, educational matching game.
Grassland Fungi
By exploring waxcap fungi, learners can spot patterns in nature, ask questions about ecosystems, and learn how plants and fungi indicate a healthy environment!
Plant Detectives
Become a plant detective! Examine fascinating features of Wales’ rare native species, play our interactive ID game, and see the richness of Welsh flora in a fun, hands-on way.
Plant Name Explorers
This hands-on activity lets you match names and pictures, explore fun plant facts, and get creative with cutting, sticking, and designing your own plant with its own story.
Plant Adaptations
Spark curiosity and build botanical knowledge with this hands-on activity that helps children discover how plants survive in different environments. From water-storing succulents to light-seeking climbers and familiar veggies like carrots and courgettes. Through matching challenges, close-up observation, and fun discovery cards, learners explore the clever adaptations that help plants thrive all around the world.
Biological Recording Handbook
This fun booklet, created for our annual BioBlitz event, helps you become a nature recorder! Use it to spot plants, animals, and insects you find outdoors. It’s a great way to explore nature, practice your observation skills, and learn more about the amazing living things around you — anytime, anywhere.
The Plants Past, Present and Future project is digitising our herbarium and is funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund Dynamic Collections initiative, made possible thanks to National Lottery players.
The National Botanic Garden of Wales is supported by Welsh Government’s Nature Networks Fund, funding work to deliver infrastructure improvements on Waun Las NNR, allowing us to manage the site for improved biodiversity and engage with visitors on our natural heritage.
