The Kew Explorer land train is a relaxed and gentle way to explore our Gardens and learn about our diverse living collection. Hop on one of our fully electric land trains and see some of the ...

Stretching from Bali to Timor, the Lesser Sunda islands are covered in seasonal tropical forests that are home to unique flora and fauna, including the world’s largest lizard the Komodo dragon and 74 ...

In a seismic shift since Kew’s inaugural State of the World’s report ten years ago, the sixth State of the World’s Plants and Fungi report, published 16 June 2026, brings together expertise from over ...

Maybe dating back to the 4th century BCE, the purpose of a botanic garden has changed. Sharon Willoughby, Historian and Head of Interpretation, explains how Kew fits into that journey. We all think we ...

We eat 5 billion of these yellow fruits every year in the UK. But the bananas we know and love may not be around for much longer. The bananas we see in the supermarket are a cultivar called the ...

At 50m high the Great Pagoda once gave the finest bird’s eye of London’s burgeoning cityscape. The original 80 gold-gilded dragons that adorned the 10 levels were removed in 1784 and have never been ...

Explore some unique historical botanical illustrations from Kew's Library and Illustrations collections in celebration of Worldwide Day of Botanical Art. 18 May marks the second Worldwide Day of ...

Pests and pathogens are the two greatest threats to plant health. They have killed billions of trees in forest and urban settings worldwide over the last two decades. They also cost global agriculture ...

If plants were conscious and capable of intelligence, orchids would be the most wise of them all. Find out why from a Kew microbiologist. Orchids are best known for their bizarre and fragrant flowers ...

Botanical art captures the beauty of the natural world in all its intricate detail. It also has an important scientific function; producing images used by botanists to identify plants. Even more than ...

Led by our specially trained volunteer tour guides, the British Sign Language tours give members of the deaf community the chance to learn more about Kew’s fascinating plants, history, and ...

Kew’s global seed banking network, the Millennium Seed Bank Partnership (MSBP), is the largest ex situ plant conservation programme in the world. With an estimated 45% of plant species threatened with ...