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Did you know Kew’s Library and Archives hold 7,000+ Indian illustrations? This vibrant Pajanelia longifolia piece by Vishnupersad - commissioned by Nathaniel Wallich - is now on show. Explore Flora Indica at the Shirley Sherwood Gallery through April 2026. #KewLA
November 23, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Did you know Kew’s Library and Archives hold 7,000+ Indian illustrations? This vibrant Pajanelia longifolia piece by Vishnupersad - commissioned by Nathaniel Wallich - is now on show. Explore Flora Indica at the Shirley Sherwood Gallery through April 2026. #KewLA
Today we're celebrating the official 25th birthday of the Millennium Seed Bank - 25 years of pioneering seed-saving science and a future of restoring habitats across the globe 🌍🌱🎉
Want in? Access 25 years of research, partnerships and seed collections right here 👇
www.kew.org/wakehurst/wh...
Want in? Access 25 years of research, partnerships and seed collections right here 👇
www.kew.org/wakehurst/wh...
November 20, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Today we're celebrating the official 25th birthday of the Millennium Seed Bank - 25 years of pioneering seed-saving science and a future of restoring habitats across the globe 🌍🌱🎉
Want in? Access 25 years of research, partnerships and seed collections right here 👇
www.kew.org/wakehurst/wh...
Want in? Access 25 years of research, partnerships and seed collections right here 👇
www.kew.org/wakehurst/wh...
What does it take to save Mozambique's plants?
🧑🔬 5 new networks of trained seed conservationists
🌱 Local community initiatives
🌍 57 new Important Plant Areas and more
For 10 years we've been helping biodiversity with the Agricultural Research Institute of Mozambique 👇
www.kew.org/read-and-wat...
🧑🔬 5 new networks of trained seed conservationists
🌱 Local community initiatives
🌍 57 new Important Plant Areas and more
For 10 years we've been helping biodiversity with the Agricultural Research Institute of Mozambique 👇
www.kew.org/read-and-wat...
November 19, 2025 at 10:59 AM
What does it take to save Mozambique's plants?
🧑🔬 5 new networks of trained seed conservationists
🌱 Local community initiatives
🌍 57 new Important Plant Areas and more
For 10 years we've been helping biodiversity with the Agricultural Research Institute of Mozambique 👇
www.kew.org/read-and-wat...
🧑🔬 5 new networks of trained seed conservationists
🌱 Local community initiatives
🌍 57 new Important Plant Areas and more
For 10 years we've been helping biodiversity with the Agricultural Research Institute of Mozambique 👇
www.kew.org/read-and-wat...
Thousands of species, one big question: can global trade be sustainable? 🌿🌏
At #CITESCOP20 in Uzbekistan, our science policy team will be helping shape global decisions on sustainable trade. With their new blog you can learn more about what’s at stake 👇
www.kew.org/read-and-wat...
At #CITESCOP20 in Uzbekistan, our science policy team will be helping shape global decisions on sustainable trade. With their new blog you can learn more about what’s at stake 👇
www.kew.org/read-and-wat...
CITES COP20: Protecting plants through sustainable trade
What is CITES COP20, why does it matters, and how is Kew helping to shape global decisions?
www.kew.org
November 18, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Thousands of species, one big question: can global trade be sustainable? 🌿🌏
At #CITESCOP20 in Uzbekistan, our science policy team will be helping shape global decisions on sustainable trade. With their new blog you can learn more about what’s at stake 👇
www.kew.org/read-and-wat...
At #CITESCOP20 in Uzbekistan, our science policy team will be helping shape global decisions on sustainable trade. With their new blog you can learn more about what’s at stake 👇
www.kew.org/read-and-wat...
Autumn is in full swing, and so is mushroom season! This lovely engraving is from the 1675 book "Theatrum Fungorum" by Belgian priest and mycologist Franciscus van Sterbeeck. The facial expressions of the children above the doorway symbolise edible (left) versus poisonous (right) mushrooms. #KewLA
November 14, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Autumn is in full swing, and so is mushroom season! This lovely engraving is from the 1675 book "Theatrum Fungorum" by Belgian priest and mycologist Franciscus van Sterbeeck. The facial expressions of the children above the doorway symbolise edible (left) versus poisonous (right) mushrooms. #KewLA
Today on #ArmisticeDay, we're remembering the Kew staff who served during both World Wars and balanced their lives in science and horticulture with duty and sacrifice 🧵👇
#KewLA
#KewLA
November 11, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Today on #ArmisticeDay, we're remembering the Kew staff who served during both World Wars and balanced their lives in science and horticulture with duty and sacrifice 🧵👇
#KewLA
#KewLA
Once on the edge of extinction in England, the rare Fen Orchid is making a comeback 🎉🌸 Careful conservation has helped this delicate plant reclaim its place in wetlands - one of many hopeful stories from the new GB Red List for vascular plants 🧵👇🌿
November 10, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Once on the edge of extinction in England, the rare Fen Orchid is making a comeback 🎉🌸 Careful conservation has helped this delicate plant reclaim its place in wetlands - one of many hopeful stories from the new GB Red List for vascular plants 🧵👇🌿
A few generations ago, the phrase “when the eastern forest disappears” was Madagascar’s equivalent of “when pigs fly”.
With the future of forests less certain, our Kew teams in Madagascar & the Millennium Seed Bank are using seeds to understand and restore them 👇
https://ow.ly/JrLK50Xl0vq
#MSB25
With the future of forests less certain, our Kew teams in Madagascar & the Millennium Seed Bank are using seeds to understand and restore them 👇
https://ow.ly/JrLK50Xl0vq
#MSB25
November 10, 2025 at 9:53 AM
A few generations ago, the phrase “when the eastern forest disappears” was Madagascar’s equivalent of “when pigs fly”.
With the future of forests less certain, our Kew teams in Madagascar & the Millennium Seed Bank are using seeds to understand and restore them 👇
https://ow.ly/JrLK50Xl0vq
#MSB25
With the future of forests less certain, our Kew teams in Madagascar & the Millennium Seed Bank are using seeds to understand and restore them 👇
https://ow.ly/JrLK50Xl0vq
#MSB25
What happens behind the vault doors of our Millennium Seed Bank? 🔍
As it turns 25, listen to our scientists on BBC Radio 4's Farming Today as they reveal how stored wild seeds can both protect endangered species, and be used in conservation & agriculture 👇🎙️
https://ow.ly/VmCZ50XnKVV
As it turns 25, listen to our scientists on BBC Radio 4's Farming Today as they reveal how stored wild seeds can both protect endangered species, and be used in conservation & agriculture 👇🎙️
https://ow.ly/VmCZ50XnKVV
BBC Radio 4 - Farming Today, 06/11/25 Millennium Seed Bank - how wild seeds can help agriculture and landscape restoration.
Behind the scenes with plant experts as Kew's Millennium Seed Bank marks 25 years.
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November 6, 2025 at 6:15 PM
What happens behind the vault doors of our Millennium Seed Bank? 🔍
As it turns 25, listen to our scientists on BBC Radio 4's Farming Today as they reveal how stored wild seeds can both protect endangered species, and be used in conservation & agriculture 👇🎙️
https://ow.ly/VmCZ50XnKVV
As it turns 25, listen to our scientists on BBC Radio 4's Farming Today as they reveal how stored wild seeds can both protect endangered species, and be used in conservation & agriculture 👇🎙️
https://ow.ly/VmCZ50XnKVV
Did you know some of the world’s most threatened plants can’t be stored in our seed bank at –20° C? 🌱
This makes them highly vulnerable to extinction, but cryopreservation could be their lifeline. Go behind the scenes to learn how 👇
🎧 Learn more in our latest podcast episode: ow.ly/Q1Nl50XlYTF
This makes them highly vulnerable to extinction, but cryopreservation could be their lifeline. Go behind the scenes to learn how 👇
🎧 Learn more in our latest podcast episode: ow.ly/Q1Nl50XlYTF
November 6, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Did you know some of the world’s most threatened plants can’t be stored in our seed bank at –20° C? 🌱
This makes them highly vulnerable to extinction, but cryopreservation could be their lifeline. Go behind the scenes to learn how 👇
🎧 Learn more in our latest podcast episode: ow.ly/Q1Nl50XlYTF
This makes them highly vulnerable to extinction, but cryopreservation could be their lifeline. Go behind the scenes to learn how 👇
🎧 Learn more in our latest podcast episode: ow.ly/Q1Nl50XlYTF
Looking to do a PhD at Kew?
We partner with leading universities across the UK to tackle urgent questions in plant & fungal science – from AI-driven evolution to the effects of climate change 🌍
See what opportunities we have: kew.org/phd-opportunities
Some examples 🧵👇
#PlantScience #PhD
We partner with leading universities across the UK to tackle urgent questions in plant & fungal science – from AI-driven evolution to the effects of climate change 🌍
See what opportunities we have: kew.org/phd-opportunities
Some examples 🧵👇
#PlantScience #PhD
November 5, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Looking to do a PhD at Kew?
We partner with leading universities across the UK to tackle urgent questions in plant & fungal science – from AI-driven evolution to the effects of climate change 🌍
See what opportunities we have: kew.org/phd-opportunities
Some examples 🧵👇
#PlantScience #PhD
We partner with leading universities across the UK to tackle urgent questions in plant & fungal science – from AI-driven evolution to the effects of climate change 🌍
See what opportunities we have: kew.org/phd-opportunities
Some examples 🧵👇
#PlantScience #PhD
Today, our Graduate Trainees have been representing Kew Library & Archives for #HistDay25 at Senate House Library. It's been a great way to share highlights from our collections with potential students and researchers as well as discover more about other libraries and archives! #KewLA
November 4, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Today, our Graduate Trainees have been representing Kew Library & Archives for #HistDay25 at Senate House Library. It's been a great way to share highlights from our collections with potential students and researchers as well as discover more about other libraries and archives! #KewLA
Why did our Wollemi pines produce even more seeds this year?
It’s a mast year, when trees sync up to release more seeds after a warm spring. At Wakehurst, we collected a record 168 seeds now banked for the first time at our Millennium Seed Bank. Earlier seeds have already successfully germinated!🌱
It’s a mast year, when trees sync up to release more seeds after a warm spring. At Wakehurst, we collected a record 168 seeds now banked for the first time at our Millennium Seed Bank. Earlier seeds have already successfully germinated!🌱
November 4, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Why did our Wollemi pines produce even more seeds this year?
It’s a mast year, when trees sync up to release more seeds after a warm spring. At Wakehurst, we collected a record 168 seeds now banked for the first time at our Millennium Seed Bank. Earlier seeds have already successfully germinated!🌱
It’s a mast year, when trees sync up to release more seeds after a warm spring. At Wakehurst, we collected a record 168 seeds now banked for the first time at our Millennium Seed Bank. Earlier seeds have already successfully germinated!🌱
Millions of specimens, centuries of history — all coming to life online 🌿✨
After nearly four years of dedicated work, our digitisation project is entering its final stretch — and we’re gearing up for an amazing finish by March 2026.
After nearly four years of dedicated work, our digitisation project is entering its final stretch — and we’re gearing up for an amazing finish by March 2026.
November 3, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Millions of specimens, centuries of history — all coming to life online 🌿✨
After nearly four years of dedicated work, our digitisation project is entering its final stretch — and we’re gearing up for an amazing finish by March 2026.
After nearly four years of dedicated work, our digitisation project is entering its final stretch — and we’re gearing up for an amazing finish by March 2026.
Happy Halloween! We’re showing off two spooky fungi from Kew. First up, found by a Fungarium Sequencing Project team member, this Cordyceps militaris is parasitising a moth larva!
The beautiful jack-o-lantern orange fruiting body is visible above ground, while the larva is buried beneath the dirt 🪦
The beautiful jack-o-lantern orange fruiting body is visible above ground, while the larva is buried beneath the dirt 🪦
October 31, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Happy Halloween! We’re showing off two spooky fungi from Kew. First up, found by a Fungarium Sequencing Project team member, this Cordyceps militaris is parasitising a moth larva!
The beautiful jack-o-lantern orange fruiting body is visible above ground, while the larva is buried beneath the dirt 🪦
The beautiful jack-o-lantern orange fruiting body is visible above ground, while the larva is buried beneath the dirt 🪦
Reposted by Kew Gardens
Happy Halloween! Nothing says ‘haunted house’ like Merlin’s Cave that was once in @rbgkew.bsky.social. Built by William Kent for Queen Caroline, the Gothic structure featured 6 life-sized wax figures and spooky bookcases with vellum-bound books. (Image from Edmund Curll’s ‘Rarities of Richmond’.)
October 31, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Happy Halloween! Nothing says ‘haunted house’ like Merlin’s Cave that was once in @rbgkew.bsky.social. Built by William Kent for Queen Caroline, the Gothic structure featured 6 life-sized wax figures and spooky bookcases with vellum-bound books. (Image from Edmund Curll’s ‘Rarities of Richmond’.)
Chalk grassland is an ancient ecosystem shaped by humans and our livestock, that now needs our care 🌻🐑
Our Millennium Seed Bank UK team are part of a huge collaboration - #ChangingChalk - in which we're testing the power of seeds for restoration 🌱 #MSB25
Get involved 👇
www.kew.org/read-and-wat...
Our Millennium Seed Bank UK team are part of a huge collaboration - #ChangingChalk - in which we're testing the power of seeds for restoration 🌱 #MSB25
Get involved 👇
www.kew.org/read-and-wat...
October 30, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Chalk grassland is an ancient ecosystem shaped by humans and our livestock, that now needs our care 🌻🐑
Our Millennium Seed Bank UK team are part of a huge collaboration - #ChangingChalk - in which we're testing the power of seeds for restoration 🌱 #MSB25
Get involved 👇
www.kew.org/read-and-wat...
Our Millennium Seed Bank UK team are part of a huge collaboration - #ChangingChalk - in which we're testing the power of seeds for restoration 🌱 #MSB25
Get involved 👇
www.kew.org/read-and-wat...
An extra special seed collecting trip! 🌱
Join Cate Blanchett, Kew's Ambassador for Wakehurst, on a seed collecting mission in the latest episode of our podcast series, Unearthed: The need for seeds 🎧
👉 www.kew.org/about-us/vir...
Join Cate Blanchett, Kew's Ambassador for Wakehurst, on a seed collecting mission in the latest episode of our podcast series, Unearthed: The need for seeds 🎧
👉 www.kew.org/about-us/vir...
October 29, 2025 at 11:44 AM
An extra special seed collecting trip! 🌱
Join Cate Blanchett, Kew's Ambassador for Wakehurst, on a seed collecting mission in the latest episode of our podcast series, Unearthed: The need for seeds 🎧
👉 www.kew.org/about-us/vir...
Join Cate Blanchett, Kew's Ambassador for Wakehurst, on a seed collecting mission in the latest episode of our podcast series, Unearthed: The need for seeds 🎧
👉 www.kew.org/about-us/vir...
What if one of the most biodiverse places on Earth was hidden underground… in Sussex? 🌱
Join our scientists inside the vaults of our Millennium Seed Bank in this new film to explore how 2.5 billion seeds are helping restore nature across the globe 🌍
Watch the film👉 https://ow.ly/yEcv50XiqHk #MSB25
Join our scientists inside the vaults of our Millennium Seed Bank in this new film to explore how 2.5 billion seeds are helping restore nature across the globe 🌍
Watch the film👉 https://ow.ly/yEcv50XiqHk #MSB25
October 27, 2025 at 3:57 PM
What if one of the most biodiverse places on Earth was hidden underground… in Sussex? 🌱
Join our scientists inside the vaults of our Millennium Seed Bank in this new film to explore how 2.5 billion seeds are helping restore nature across the globe 🌍
Watch the film👉 https://ow.ly/yEcv50XiqHk #MSB25
Join our scientists inside the vaults of our Millennium Seed Bank in this new film to explore how 2.5 billion seeds are helping restore nature across the globe 🌍
Watch the film👉 https://ow.ly/yEcv50XiqHk #MSB25
What’s it like to care for 2.5 billion wild plant seeds? 🌱
See behind the scenes at our Millennium Seed Bank, where seeds journey from field to vault to restoration projects worldwide 🌍
Any questions? Drop them below & our team will do their best to answer them 👇
More 👉 https://ow.ly/YzUo50Xg9Ne
See behind the scenes at our Millennium Seed Bank, where seeds journey from field to vault to restoration projects worldwide 🌍
Any questions? Drop them below & our team will do their best to answer them 👇
More 👉 https://ow.ly/YzUo50Xg9Ne
October 24, 2025 at 9:06 AM
What’s it like to care for 2.5 billion wild plant seeds? 🌱
See behind the scenes at our Millennium Seed Bank, where seeds journey from field to vault to restoration projects worldwide 🌍
Any questions? Drop them below & our team will do their best to answer them 👇
More 👉 https://ow.ly/YzUo50Xg9Ne
See behind the scenes at our Millennium Seed Bank, where seeds journey from field to vault to restoration projects worldwide 🌍
Any questions? Drop them below & our team will do their best to answer them 👇
More 👉 https://ow.ly/YzUo50Xg9Ne
It's International #OpenAccessWeek!
At Kew, we believe science should be shared freely to help solve the biggest challenges of our time - from biodiversity loss to climate resilience.
That's why thousands of our papers & reports are openly available through our Research Repository 👉 kew.iro.bl.uk
At Kew, we believe science should be shared freely to help solve the biggest challenges of our time - from biodiversity loss to climate resilience.
That's why thousands of our papers & reports are openly available through our Research Repository 👉 kew.iro.bl.uk
October 23, 2025 at 2:16 PM
It's International #OpenAccessWeek!
At Kew, we believe science should be shared freely to help solve the biggest challenges of our time - from biodiversity loss to climate resilience.
That's why thousands of our papers & reports are openly available through our Research Repository 👉 kew.iro.bl.uk
At Kew, we believe science should be shared freely to help solve the biggest challenges of our time - from biodiversity loss to climate resilience.
That's why thousands of our papers & reports are openly available through our Research Repository 👉 kew.iro.bl.uk
Do you recognise any of these seeds? 🌱
To celebrate #MSB25, 7 of our partners from the global Millennium Seed Bank Partnership have shared with us their stories of saving and recovering rare plants through seed conservation! 🤝👇
https://ow.ly/WL7h50XfRn4
To celebrate #MSB25, 7 of our partners from the global Millennium Seed Bank Partnership have shared with us their stories of saving and recovering rare plants through seed conservation! 🤝👇
https://ow.ly/WL7h50XfRn4
October 23, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Do you recognise any of these seeds? 🌱
To celebrate #MSB25, 7 of our partners from the global Millennium Seed Bank Partnership have shared with us their stories of saving and recovering rare plants through seed conservation! 🤝👇
https://ow.ly/WL7h50XfRn4
To celebrate #MSB25, 7 of our partners from the global Millennium Seed Bank Partnership have shared with us their stories of saving and recovering rare plants through seed conservation! 🤝👇
https://ow.ly/WL7h50XfRn4
How did 25 years of the Millennium Seed Bank and its partnership begin? 🌱
@michael-way.bsky.social shares his story from helping to create the home of 2.5 billion wild plant seeds and a conservation network spanning 100 countries & territories 👇
www.kew.org/read-and-wat...
#MSB25
@michael-way.bsky.social shares his story from helping to create the home of 2.5 billion wild plant seeds and a conservation network spanning 100 countries & territories 👇
www.kew.org/read-and-wat...
#MSB25
Memories from helping to create the Millennium Seed Bank and its Partnership
As we celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Millennium Seed Bank (MSB), I think back on life during its origins.
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October 21, 2025 at 3:54 PM
How did 25 years of the Millennium Seed Bank and its partnership begin? 🌱
@michael-way.bsky.social shares his story from helping to create the home of 2.5 billion wild plant seeds and a conservation network spanning 100 countries & territories 👇
www.kew.org/read-and-wat...
#MSB25
@michael-way.bsky.social shares his story from helping to create the home of 2.5 billion wild plant seeds and a conservation network spanning 100 countries & territories 👇
www.kew.org/read-and-wat...
#MSB25
🎉 Our new podcast launches today with a very special episode!
To mark 25 years of the Millennium Seed Bank, His Majesty King Charles III joins Cate Blanchett and Dr Elinor Breman to reflect on its groundbreaking work.
🎧 Listen now: Unearthed: The need for seeds 👉 https://ow.ly/i3wZ50XeOwy
To mark 25 years of the Millennium Seed Bank, His Majesty King Charles III joins Cate Blanchett and Dr Elinor Breman to reflect on its groundbreaking work.
🎧 Listen now: Unearthed: The need for seeds 👉 https://ow.ly/i3wZ50XeOwy
October 20, 2025 at 10:45 AM
🎉 Our new podcast launches today with a very special episode!
To mark 25 years of the Millennium Seed Bank, His Majesty King Charles III joins Cate Blanchett and Dr Elinor Breman to reflect on its groundbreaking work.
🎧 Listen now: Unearthed: The need for seeds 👉 https://ow.ly/i3wZ50XeOwy
To mark 25 years of the Millennium Seed Bank, His Majesty King Charles III joins Cate Blanchett and Dr Elinor Breman to reflect on its groundbreaking work.
🎧 Listen now: Unearthed: The need for seeds 👉 https://ow.ly/i3wZ50XeOwy
Ever wondered what stories lie behind Kew’s collections? 🌍
Today’s the day to find out – it’s #AskAnArchivist Day! Our archivists are here to answer your questions about rare books, explorers’ journals and the care of centuries-old plant records.
Ask below 👇
#AskAnArchivist #KewArchives
Today’s the day to find out – it’s #AskAnArchivist Day! Our archivists are here to answer your questions about rare books, explorers’ journals and the care of centuries-old plant records.
Ask below 👇
#AskAnArchivist #KewArchives
October 16, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Ever wondered what stories lie behind Kew’s collections? 🌍
Today’s the day to find out – it’s #AskAnArchivist Day! Our archivists are here to answer your questions about rare books, explorers’ journals and the care of centuries-old plant records.
Ask below 👇
#AskAnArchivist #KewArchives
Today’s the day to find out – it’s #AskAnArchivist Day! Our archivists are here to answer your questions about rare books, explorers’ journals and the care of centuries-old plant records.
Ask below 👇
#AskAnArchivist #KewArchives