In About Kew

Kew's work at home and abroad

Kew's scientists, teachers and horticulturists work around the world to save, collect and find uses for plants, to conserve the environment, and to pass on skills and knowledge where they are most needed.

At work in the Herbarium, Kew by John Millar
At work in the Herbarium, Kew

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In the Millennium Seed Bank by John Millar
In the Millennium Seed Bank

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In the Alpine Nursery by John Millar
In the Alpine Nursery

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The growth room, Micropropagation Unit, Kew by John Millar
The growth room, Micropropagation Unit, Kew

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Pollinators are vital to plants – Kew has its own hives and beekeepers by Paul Little
Kew has its own hives and beekeepers

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Torpid dormice in the Loder Valley Nature Reserve. Kew plays a significant part in English Nature's Species Recovery Programme for the endangered dormouse by Steven Robinson
Dormice in the Loder Valley Nature Reserve.

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Expedition to Cameroon: crossing a rope bridge by Martin Cheek
Expedition to Cameroon

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Underwater world: Kew’s marine biologist Pete Morris takes the plunge by John Millar
Kew’s marine biologist Pete Morris

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Horticultural volunteers at Kew work throughout the Gardens by John Millar
Horticultural volunteers

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Horticultural volunteers at Kew work throughout the Gardens by John Millar
Horticultural volunteers

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Expedition to Montserrat: discovering herbarium specimens after volcanic destruction by Andrew McRobb
Expedition to Montserrat

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On expedition in the Maliau Reserve, Borneo by Andrew McRobb
On expedition in the Maliau Reserve, Borneo

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The Loder Valley Nature Reserve, Wakehurst by Craig Easton
The Loder Valley Nature Reserve, Wakehurst

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