Join Iain Parkinson, Wakehurst’s Head of Landscape & Horticulture as he reflects on the beauty and importance of meadows.

Because this fungus is originally from East Asia, our native trees have not had hundreds of years to develop their defences. The result is devastation of our native trees by this fungus, with up to 85 ...

Botanical art is a vital part of studying plants and fungi. It’s how scientists can highlight the key differences between species and helps them to understand how they are related to each other. But ...

Today, we are excited to announce the official launch of our new, highly anticipated online Data Portal: a digital treasure trove that will house all 7.5 million of our prestigious herbarium and ...

Wakehurst in Sussex has announced ‘The Buzz About Trees’, an innovative new study that harnesses cutting-edge bioacoustics technology to monitor bee abundance. With wild bee populations in decline, ...

A benchmark for conservation science Led by Dr Franck Rakotonasolo and nearly 20 Malagasy scientists and students affiliated with Kew Madagascar, this is one of the first comprehensive plant ...

Shade-grown coffee plantations can be powerful allies in the fight against climate change and biodiversity loss. The use of native trees can provide habitats for wildlife, protect soil health, and ...

On two remote islands in the British Virgin Islands (BVI), conservationists, scientists, and local partners are working together to unearth a story that begins in the soil. It is a story of resilience ...

The problem The state of Kerala is a prominent hub for native orchids, boasting 271 species, which account for about 22% of India's orchid species, all within merely 1% of the nation's total land area ...

Stealthy, tenacious, and deadly - mosquitoes are the ultimate hidden killers, infecting people with devastating diseases like malaria, dengue, Zika, and West Nile virus. For decades, we’ve fought back ...

What does lion’s mane look like? If you’ve only ever experienced lion’s mane as a supplement or in coffee, you might have never seen the fungus in the flesh, so to speak. Lion’s mane grows a spherical ...