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• The evolution of carnivorous pitcher plants
• The evolution of new species in parasitic plants
• The evolution of ant-plant partnerships
• The evolution of diversity in tropical rattan palms
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• His Royal Highness, The Prince of Wales, visits Oxford Botanic Garden
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• Trail - Literary
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• Biodiversity at the Arboretum
• The Oxford Ragwort
• The evolution of parasitic plants
• The taxonomy of desert hyacinths (Cistanche)
• Biomimetics: exploiting plants for design in technology
• Public engagement with research
• The flora of Iraq
• Oxford Botanic Garden celebrates 400th birthday
• Google Arts & Culture
• A message from our Director
• Free WiFi Arboretum
• Little Amal Meets Alice
• Wellbeing-related activity at Harcourt Arboretum
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• Oxford Botanic Garden celebrates 400th anniversary
• Seasons of Enchantment
• Harcourt Arboretum awarded National Lottery support for new Visitor and Learning Centre
• News
• OBGA Autumn Fair attracts more than 2700 people to Harcourt Arboretum
• Oxford Botanic Garden apprentices broaden horizons in Bonn exchange
• Oxford Botanic Garden carries out Orobanche rapum-genistae conservation at Shotover Park
• In pursuit of Rafflesia
• New species of Hydnora: an extraordinary parasitic plant from Africa
• Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III and Queen Camilla
• Seeds of Hope for a Plant in Peril
• Our Mission
• 400th Anniversary of Founding of Oxford’s Botanic Garden
• Capturing Nature
• Sustainability Statement of Intent
• Black Pine Whisky
• Contours that kill: Geometry influences prey capture in carnivorous pitcher plants
• The Duchess of Botany
• Seeds from Hiroshima atomic bomb ‘survivor trees’ planted at Oxford Botanic Garden
• Botanists from the University of Oxford Botanic Garden and the University of the Philippines Los Baños have reinstated a species of Rafflesia
• Botanists from Oxford Botanic Garden join international colleagues to publish first global assessment of threat to Rafflesia species
• Oxford Mosaic Accessibility Statement
• Winter Lectures 2025
• New research furthers understanding of one of Britain's rarest plants
• New study resolves long-standing taxonomic confusion in the parasitic plant Cistanche tubulosa
• Photography Courses 2024
• OBGA Ticket Terms & Conditions
• Work Experience
• New insights into the taxonomy of desert hyacinths (genus Cistanche) in Iraq
• Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum: Use of cookies on this website
• Volunteer with us
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• New website supports efforts to save the world’s largest flowers
• New study reveals the explosive secret of the squirting cucumber
• Botanists name a beautiful new species of ‘lipstick vine’ discovered in the Philippine rainforest
• Free tours with a Volunteer
• Dinosaur Tree Trail at Harcourt Arboretum
• Windows into Prehistoric Ecosystems: exceptionally preserved plant fossils from the UK
• Reciprocal Gardens
• Conifer Tree Identification Course - Harcourt Arboretum
• Houseplant Care - Practical Course
• Succulent Care - Practical Course
• Wildflower Meadow Plant Identification
• Forest Bathing - 28th June 2026
• Deciduous Tree Identification - Practical Course
• Straw Weaving - Morning session
• Straw Weaving - Afternoon Session
• Grow your own wildflower meadow (Practical Course)
• Native Hedgerow Seed Collection Workshop
• The Friends' AGM - Monday 1st December 2025
• Guide to Oxford Botanic Garden
• The Walled Garden
• The Lower Garden
• The Glasshouses
• Communications Preferences
• Research and Conservation
• Friends' Coffee Morning - July
• Friends' Coffee Morning - September
• Friends' Coffee Morning - October
• Friends' Coffee Morning - November
• Arboretum Adventures for under 5s - June
• Arboretum Adventures for under 5s (September)
• Arboretum Family Day: Super spring
• Arboretum Family Day: Marvellous Meadows
• Arboretum Family Day: Brilliant Birds (July)
• Arboretum Family Day: Brilliant Birds (August)
• Home Learner's Day at the Arboretum (September)
• Event Hire
• Japanese Cherry Tree talk (Friends and Patrons Event)
• Friends' Coffee Morning - December
• Patron's Wine Tasting Event - Wednesday 19th August
• Alice Day with WhatNot Theatre
• Friends Membership Renewal
• Free Garden tour with a volunteer guide
• Friends' Summer Party - Thursday 13th August
• Friends' Event: Botanical Quiz Night - Thursday 10th September
• Twilight at the Botanic Garden - Tuesday 14th July
• Twilight at Harcourt Arboretum - Thursday 17th September
• Nature Meets Materials Science
• A day of nature at Oxford Botanic Garden
• Christmas Fair - Oxford Botanic Garden
• Planning your visit to Oxford Botanic Garden
• Planning your visit to Harcourt Arboretum
• Family Day at Oxford Botanic Garden
• Autumn Fair - Harcourt Arboretum
• Ecological Gardening
• Family-Friendly Fungus Event
• Autumn in colour - Photography course
• Know your plants - Walk and Tour
• Enchanting plants: Ethnobotany and Halloween
• Christmas wreath making - Morning session
• Christmas wreath making - Afternoon session
• Coppicing course - Harcourt Arboretum
• Winter Fruit Tree Pruning
• Winter tree identification course
• Hedge-laying course
• Houseplant Care Course
• Foraging course - Sunday 4th April
• Grow Your Own Food Course
• Foraging course - Sunday 18th April
• Rare Plant Propagation Workshop
• Bluebell Photography Course
• Aromatherapy Meditation
• Forest Bathing - Sunday 16th May
• Tales from the woods: an ethnobotany of trees
• Yoga in the Garden - Sunday 23rd May
• Mindful Journaling
• Carnivorous Plant Propagation
• Conifer Tree Identification
• Rose Care Workshop
• Yoga in the Garden - Sunday 13th June
• A beginner's guide to wildflower meadow plant identification
• Forest Bathing - Sunday 27th June
• Deciduous Tree Identification
• Grow your own wildflower meadow
• Drawing Club For Adults
• Native Hedgerow Seed Collection Workshop (2027)