If you love the sight of beautiful spring blossoms, you might have noticed that they’re blooming earlier than they used to.

Octonauts: Above and Beyond activity leaflet and badge: £5 for Wakehurst and Kew members and £7 for non-members. Once you’ve ...

Adventure Cinema is bringing the UK’s No.1 outdoor cinema experience to Wakehurst, with an unforgettable lineup of classic ...

The Kew Science newsletter is essential reading for anyone interested in our work – whether you’re a scientist, student, policymaker or industry professional. We’ll send you monthly updates with ...

Palm trees differ from other tropical trees in many ways but how many grow worldwide has long been a mystery. Palm trees (Arecaceae) are iconic tropical forest plants. However, the familiar postcard ...

Kew's scientists and international partners share their favourite species named as new to science in another big year for nature. In the past 12 months, our taxonomists and our collaborators around ...

Kew scientists named 190 new plants and fungi described together with partners in 2025 List includes a ‘zombie’ fungus from Brazil, a ‘bloodstained’ orchid from Ecuador, a strange snowdrop from the ...

With the two episodes available today, Kew's new Unearthed: The need for seeds podcast celebrates 25 years of the Millennium Seed Bank (MSB) at Wakehurst, the most significant wild seed bank in the ...

A plant giant has been named new to science at Kew after spending 177 years hidden under the surface of our collections. A breaking botanical discovery has come to light, as the famous giant waterlily ...

Pollination is one of the most important biological processes on our planet. And bees one of the most important pollinators. But what is pollination and why is it so important? Pollination is the ...

Queen Charlotte’s Cottage was created in 1771 in an area of the Gardens known as ‘the wilderness’. While the folly was used by Queen Charlotte, King George III’s wife, many animals were kept in the ...

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 ...