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In line with government advice, Christmas at Kew and Glow Wild has been cancelled for the duration of the running programme. Ticket holders will have been contacted via email with their options. 

Both Kew Gardens and Wakehurst are open in the daytime (although some of our buildings are closed). Book a time slot to Kew Gardens or Wakehurst before you visit.

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Kew Science: Read & watch

Explore the latest news and updates from Kew Science

  • Anopheles stephensi mosquito close up on skin taking a blood meal

    15 September 2020

    African cities under the threat of a new malaria vector

    Dr Samuel Pironon
  • Anthony Hitchcock in a field surrounded by sunshine

    11 September 2020

    Launching the Anthony Hitchcock Species Recovery Fund

    Kew Science News
  • Small white and yellow waterlilly

    10 September 2020

    Kew contributes to WWF’s Living Planet report

    Kew Science News
  • Njuma river Cameroon Ebo forest. Sunlight shining beautifully through the trees

    19 August 2020

    Ebo Forest logging plans suspended

    Kew Science News
  • Light yellow flower with three petals

    5 August 2020

    The paradise island teeming with life

    Dr Rodrigo Cámara Leret, Dr William J Baker, Dr Timothy M A Utteridge
  • Njuma river Cameroon Ebo forest. Sunlight shining beautifully through the trees

    29 July 2020

    Timber! The threat to Cameroon’s Ebo forest

    Rebecca Lovell
  • Purple foxglove flower close up

    15 July 2020

    Lockdown finds: Floral novelties in foxgloves

    Dr Paula J Rudall
  • Pot plant on a sunny windowsill

    9 July 2020

    The 'umbrella plant' in New Guinea

    Helen Chadburn
  • Colourful hazy photo of a palm forest

    8 July 2020

    Where do palm trees grow and why does it matter?

    Dr Thaise Emilio
  • Large seed of the double coconut

    8 July 2020

    Double coconut: The largest seed in the world

    Dr Sidonie Bellot
  • Green forest in Guinea

    30 June 2020

    Saving Guinea's threatened trees

    Kew Science News
  • Vast green forest - photo taken from above

    28 June 2020

    Amazonian fungi: The ‘dark matter’ of biodiversity

    Kew Science News
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