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• Heatwave continues for parts of UK – August 2020

  was recorded at both Heathrow and Kew Gardens, Greater London, making it the warmest August day since 2003. It's been very #hot in the southeast this afternoon with temperatures widely above 30°C 🌡️ Heathrow and Kew Gardens have now reached 36.4°C, making it the hottest August day since 2003 #UKheatwave

• 11-14-a-clean-air-future-activity-plan.pdf

  , body sprays), cleaning products or craft materials are released into the air. These harmful gases are called volatile organic compounds (VOC). Ask adults to open windows when cleaning. Burning things indoors releases gases into the air, e.g. burning wood and coal to heat homes, smoking, or burning

• Bank Holiday heat gives way to showers

  like the good weather this weekend will also be good for gardening. Guy Barter, is the RHS chief horticulturalist. He said: “So far this spring, weather conditions will have delayed some tasks in the garden. "With a fine forecast for the three-day weekend across most of the UK, gardeners should feel

• Private Weather Diaries

  Molesworth of Cobham, an avid gardener, gives a wonderfully detailed account of the flowers in bloom each day, when specific fruits and vegetables were ready to harvest and sightings of various birds and animals such as the first swallow. Leading gardeners have been very impressed to see how early

• Wimbledon extremes: How weather has shaped the championships

  the championships Author: Press Office Wed 25 Jun 2025 As the world’s oldest tennis tournament, Wimbledon has seen its fair share of dramatic weather over the decades.  From scorching heat to torrential rain, the British summer has tested players and fans alike. Drawing on historical data from Kew Gardens

• Mixed bag of weather for the Easter weekend

  in from the south on Monday morning, which could bring further snow to northern hills as it heads north during the day. With such a variety of weather over the next few days Guy Barter, Chief Horticulturist at the RHS, provides some advice on how to keep your garden in the best shape: "Gardeners dread

• uk_monthly_climate_summary_annual_2019pdf

  February in a series since 1910 (behind 1998), and included a new UK winter maximum temperature record (21.2 °C at Kew Gardens). March, April, July and December were all a degree or more warmer than average overall – and a new UK record of 38.7 °C was recorded at Cambridge Botanical Garden on July 25th

• uk_monthly_climate_summary_annual_2019.pdf

  February in a series since 1910 (behind 1998), and included a new UK winter maximum temperature record (21.2 °C at Kew Gardens). March, April, July and December were all a degree or more warmer than average overall – and a new UK record of 38.7 °C was recorded at Cambridge Botanical Garden on July 25th

• Met Office scientists protecting our forests from pests and pathogens

  ), is a collaboration between the Met Office’s Vegetation-Climate Interactions team, Defra’s Plant Health Risk and Horizon Scanning team, the University of Exeter, Fera Science, the University of Warwick, Forest Research and The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Since 2006 the non-native and invasive Oak

• A month of contrasts for January’s weather

  this January clearly demonstrates is just how abrupt these changes in weather type can be.” Gardeners will be glad of more subdued rainfall figures compared to the wet conditions of December, according to Royal Horticultural Society Chief Horticulturist Guy Barter. He said: “Gardeners will have been grateful