LONDON , England ( CNN ) -- London 's Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew recently opened an attraction that gives visitors the chance to walk among the treetops and examine tree canopies from a new perspective . The walkway at Kew is designed to give visitors a new perspective on trees . The Xstrata Treetop Walkway , which opened at the end of May , is the latest design from London Eye architects Marks Barfield . Rising to a height of 18 meters and stretching across 200 meters , visitors can walk between 50 of Kew 's mature broad-leafed trees . The walkway can be found in the woodland area designed by 18th-century landscape gardener Capability Brown . Constructed from 12 steel trusses connected to 10 circular `` node '' platforms , the weathered steel chosen for the project already blends beautifully with the natural environment . The architects describe the end result as `` a surprisingly natural , 'bark-like ' texture . '' Tony Kirkham , head of RBG Kew 's arboretum and project manager for the Xstrata Treetop Walkway , said , `` As a trained arborist , I have had the privilege of being up in the tree canopy ; experiencing trees at height and birds and other wildlife from a completely different perspective . It 's fantastic that we are able to give visitors the same experience . '' In what has been designated `` Year of the Tree '' at Kew , Kirkham hopes that giving visitors a new perspective on the trees will help them understand the importance of nurturing them .
London 's Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew opens treetop walkway . It offers bird 's eye view of previously unreachable trees . It hopes new technology will help people understand how to nurture trees .