Departmental information

Opening hours

The Botany Department is open to visitors Monday to Friday (except Bank Holidays) from 9.00 to 17.30 or by special arrangement. Please contact us first by phone or email to arrange your visit.

Where are we?

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General enquiries

The Botany Department is currently relocating a large part of its collections to the new Darwin Centre. We are therefore regrettably unable to respond to general enquiries regarding flowering plants until further notice, except where these relate specifically to our bluebells distribution project.

We expect to resume a full enquiries service towards the end of 2009 and thank you for your patience.

Loans

Loans of specimens can be made for research and exhibition purposes to approved institutes. Details are contained in the policy and procedure documents.

Due to the relocation of the collections we are currently unable to offer this service for seed plants. Cryptogamic plant loans are unaffected.

We are happy to consider provision of digital images in lieu of loaning specimens where small numbers are involved.

Contacts

Keeper of Botany / Head of Department
Dr Johannes Vogel

Keeper's PA
Gabrielle To
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7942 5093

Loans officer
Dr Rob Huxley
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7942 5000

For specific enquiries you can also contact the relevant curator or researcher directly. Find their contact details under the relevant collection or research section, or via the staff directory.

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Related information

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Policy and procedure documents

For visiting scientists or researchers using the botany collection.