Step back in time to explore the 17th century elegance of Kew Palace or the rustic charm of Queen Charlotte's Cottage. Kew Palace, the Royal Kitchens and Queen Charlotte's Cottage are closed for the ...

Rise early and immerse yourself in one of nature’s most beautiful gifts - morning birdsong. Our gardens provide the perfect backdrop to enjoy the melodic calls of the season’s woodland and garden ...

Rangers trained during the course are now integral to this mission. In Valle Nuevo National Park, they assist in monitoring ...

Our free Trees for Bees trail runs at Wakehurst from March to September, and you can take part all day, every day! It's a great activity for children, to get budding ecologists engaged with and ...

Gerhard Prenner, researcher in plant morphology and anatomy, presents his recent studies on Abrus precatorius, a "deadly beauty" with fascinating flowers and inflorescences. The genus Abrus consists ...

Global species assessments, in which every extant species in a taxonomic group is systematically assessed, have been conducted only for very few plant groups such as cycads, conifers, mangroves and ...

Wakehurst has played a pivotal role in new conservation research on Nothofagus species, also known as southern beeches. These ...

Plant hunters frequently travelled across the world to discover new plants for science. Discover some of their adventures here with stories from Kew's Archives. The Archives team at Kew has been ...

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 ...

Joanne Yeomans explores how Kew has inspired people including royalty throughout its history and introduces a new exhibition at the Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art which celebrates this. The ...