The origin of tropical fire-maintained open canopy areas has often been assumed to be anthropogenic even though increasing evidence points to their common natural origin. Old growth grasslands can be ...

Discover more about the conservation work carried out on one of the most important, popular and fascinating collection in the Archives. Among the several million original items in Kew’s Archives is a ...

You’ll visit Kew’s new Winter Garden, filled with cold loving plants, like hellebores ( Helleborus ), snowdrops ( Galanthus) and dogwoods ( Cornus ).

This year’s International Day for Biological Diversity highlights the uniqueness of island biodiversity and the threats it faces, yet so much of island diversity remains essentially unknown. On 22 May ...

As we stepped off the boat onto the shores of Disko Island, I couldn’t help but wonder who had decided to name this place Greenland – did they ever come and take a look? It was supposedly summer, but ...

Kew's scientists and international partners share their 10 favourite species named as new to science in the past 12 months. It's been another busy year here at Kew, with our scientists and their ...

Kew scientists reveal 172 new plants and fungi described together with partners in 2024 New to science discoveries call attention to the ongoing loss of global biodiversity Highlights include a ‘ghost ...

Henck Röling is an artist, florist and Kew Champion who helps create Kew's iconic Orchid Festival each year and starred in Netflix's 2020 series The Big Flower Fight. Today he's here to show you how ...

Looking for the best botanical gifts this Christmas? Kew Shop offers a vibrant array of products combining practicality with the beauty of nature to find all you need this festive season. Kew is a ...

PhD student Guilherme Castro is using high-resolution remote sensing technology to investigate how different land management practices can help to restore our landscapes. Vast areas of land all around ...

Our dedicated dog walking route takes in acres of woodlands at Wakehurst, from the towering redwoods of North America to shimmering British Birches. Pick up a copy of our Barky Bark trail leaflet on ...

Collect your Glow Wild way-finding lantern to illuminate your path and become a colourful part of the trail.