Things to do at Kew in November

Experience our autumn colours, visit the Prince of Wales' Rainforest Project exhibition and don't miss The Art of Plant Evolution in the Shirley Sherwood Gallery.

05 Nov 2009

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Autumn arboretum trees yellow in colour

Visit Kew's autumn colours this November

Don't miss our autumn colour from the Xstrata Treetop Walkway

Location: Xstrata Treetop Walkway at Kew Gardens

Dates for the diary: 1st November - early December 09

Experience a unique view of beautiful autumn colour from the top of Kew's18m high Xstrata Treetop Walkway.

Our 200-metre walkway runs through the tree canopy, giving visitors the experience of walking in the tree tops among sweet chestnuts, limes and deciduous oaks, and offering views across Kew 's extensive Arboretum and the Gardens to London's skyline.

Don't miss this wonderful event. Get your tickets to Kew Gardens today.

Focus on the Rainforest at The Prince's Rainforests Project and Sony exhibition

Location: Nash Conservatory at Kew Gardens

Dates for the diary: 1st November - 6th December 09 

This stunning professional photographic and interactive exhibition uses the latest technology from Sony to bring the rainforest to life at Kew.

Showcasing the results of The Prince's Rainforests Project Award category in this year's Sony World Photography Awards, this exhibition is a powerful depiction of the threat deforestation is placing on our climate, biodiversity and rainforest-dependent people through photos, videos and sounds.

Sony is supporting the exhibition with the Prince's Rainforest Project as one of its many initiatives to protect the world for the next generation.

Don't miss this wonderful event. Get your tickets to Kew Gardens today.

The Art of Plant Evolution exhibition

Location: The Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art at Kew Gardens

Dates for the diary: November to end December 2009

Art meets science in an exhibition of botanical paintings from The Shirley Sherwood Collection, arranged in the latest evolutionary sequence, determined by recent DNA analysis.

Not only is botanical art currently undergoing a renaissance, but recent genetic discoveries have changed the nomenclature and evolutionary sequence of many plants during the last ten years.

Each species chosen is illustrated with a painting selected from over 700 contemporary works in The Shirley Sherwood Collection. The 136 paintings, by 84 artists, cover 50 orders of plants in 118 families for a total of 133 plant species, providing a sweeping overview of the evolution of plants on earth.Tree paintings featured include cycads, cedars, firs and ginkgos.

Buy the exhibition catalogue - The Art of Plant Evolution, a book by Dr Shirley Sherwood and Professor John Kress of the Smithsonian.

Don't miss this wonderful event. Get your tickets to Kew Gardens today.

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