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Bluebells in Kew's natural area
by: Anthony Hall, Arboretum team blog23 May 2013
Few floral sights in late spring can better a mass of bluebells carpeting a woodland floor.
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New initiative from Kew’s Millennium Seed Bank to protect UK trees takes root
10 May 2013
With a host of new pests and diseases attacking the United Kingdom’s native treescape, Kew’s Millennium Seed Bank is tackling the threat by establishing the country’s first national collection of tree seeds – the UK National Tree Seed Project.
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Applications open for new Trustee
25 Apr 2013
Applications are now open for a position on the Kew Board of Trustees.
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Chalara dieback of ash - RBG Kew's response
05 Nov 2012
Chalara dieback of ash, a fungal disease which threatens the species, is currently receiving much press attention in the UK. Tony Kirkham, Head of Kew's Arboretum, provides a synopsis of the disease and how Kew is responding.
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UK Virtual Herbarium - a pilot project
by: Sally King, Herbarium blog03 Aug 2012
Will you join Kew’s quest to unlock the information hidden behind the closed doors of our Herbarium cupboards?
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Fascinating collection of Ray Cowell's illustrations comes to Kew
by: Lynn Parker, Library, Art and Archives blog20 Dec 2011
Read about a new acquisition of illustrations by artist Ray Cowell, who painted fungi in astonishing detail - even including the teeth marks of hungry rodents!
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Conserving British waxcap fungi
18 Nov 2011
A Defra-funded project at Kew is working to find out how many waxcap species there are in Britain, and to improve methods for their identification. The results of this work should help conservationists to prioritise those species and sites which are most in need of further protection.
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Trust’s link-up with Kew offers hope for endangered butterfly
17 Oct 2011
Specialists from Kew and Durham Wildlife Trust are working together to help save the endangered small pearl bordered fritillary butterfly in County Durham.
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Sowing the seeds of UK biodiversity - Kew’s Millennium Seed Bank launches UK Native Seed Hub
17 Aug 2011
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew launches the UK Native Seed Hub at the Millennium Seed Bank, Wakehurst – an initiative that draws on the Millennium Seed Bank’s extensive collection of UK native seeds, as well as its horticultural and scientific expertise to support the UK seed industry, conservation groups and other organisations working to restore native plants to the UK countryside.
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Kew Scientist issue 39 is published
17 Jun 2011
Issue 39 of Kew Scientist, our science and conservation newsletter, is now available and has the International Year of Forests 2011 as one of its themes.
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