Best of European Union » plant diversity http://www.best-of-european-union.eu Travel through the most beautiful places in Europe Sun, 08 Sep 2013 13:36:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6 Cambridge University Botanic Garden – the ideal rendezvous for nature lovers http://www.best-of-european-union.eu/2012/09/04/cambridge-university-botanic-garden-the-ideal-rendezvous-for-nature-lovers/ http://www.best-of-european-union.eu/2012/09/04/cambridge-university-botanic-garden-the-ideal-rendezvous-for-nature-lovers/#comments Tue, 04 Sep 2012 15:01:20 +0000 Julius http://www.best-of-european-union.eu/?p=11109 If you love gardens, flowers or even tropical rainforests and you are close or in the UK then your hot destination is the Cambridge University Botanic Garden at the very close proximity of the Cambridge railway station. The garden covering an area of 40 acres is the ideal place for the garden and flowers lovers. […]

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]]> If you love gardens, flowers or even tropical rainforests and you are close or in the UK then your hot destination is the Cambridge University Botanic Garden at the very close proximity of the Cambridge railway station. The garden covering an area of 40 acres is the ideal place for the garden and flowers lovers.

Cambridge University Botanic Garden, UK
Cambridge University Botanic Garden, UK by Steff

Looking back
The garden, a brain child of Professor John Stevens Henslow, was opened in the year 1831 specifically for the students and teachers of the University of Cambridge. The idea behind the formation of such a beautiful place was to offer perfect respite to the academicians as well as the students. But later on it was noted that people living in the surroundings used to throng there to spend some moments on the lap of nature and to spend the day in fun and frolic.

Trend now
The same trend is going on right at this present time too. People come here, roam here and there ‘under the blue firmament’ and may have read the ‘debonair’ lying on the green grass under the shady trees. From last report available from the garden authority about 200,000 visitors paid visit to the park in the year 2011.

Salient features
The garden contains various types of native plants of the British Isles, dry garden, genetics garden, glass houses to cater plant diversity of our beautiful planet, oceanic islands, mountains and tropical rainforests. Even if you like you may have the scope to join the public events that take place here round the year.

The garden is opened daily from 10 o’clock and the basic admission is £4,5 while kids 0-16 have free access.

For more information visit the official site of Cambridge University Botanic Garden.

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]]> http://www.best-of-european-union.eu/2012/09/04/cambridge-university-botanic-garden-the-ideal-rendezvous-for-nature-lovers/feed/ 0 Laurisilva forest on the island of Madeira | Portugal http://www.best-of-european-union.eu/2010/10/28/laurel-forest-on-the-island-of-madeira-portugal/ http://www.best-of-european-union.eu/2010/10/28/laurel-forest-on-the-island-of-madeira-portugal/#comments Thu, 28 Oct 2010 21:59:09 +0000 Julius http://www.best-of-european-union.eu/?p=1964 Laurisilva forest on the island of Madeira is a rest of formerly widespread laurel forest. It contains the largest surviving relict of the defunct laurisilva forest that was once widespread across Europe. This forest is considered the center of plant diversity where you can find numerous rare, relict and endemic species, like bryophytes, ferns or […]

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]]> Laurisilva forest on the island of Madeira is a rest of formerly widespread laurel forest. It contains the largest surviving relict of the defunct laurisilva forest that was once widespread across Europe. This forest is considered the center of plant diversity where you can find numerous rare, relict and endemic species, like bryophytes, ferns or flowering plants. Laurisilva forest also has a very rich fauna. Endemic species include the Madeiran long-toed pigeon and some 66 species of vascular plants.

Laurisilva forest was classified by UNESCO as a World Natural Heritage in 1999, and it is still the only natural UNESCO site in Portugal. Such a forest exists now only on the Atlantic Islands, forming the so called Biographical Region of Macaronesia – Madeira, Azores and Canaries Islands, however the most extensive laurisilva forests remain on the island of Madeira.

Close to the Laurisilva forest you can visit also Santana 12 km, Ponta Delgada 7 km, Machico 23 km, Pico Ruivo 5 km, Pico do Arieiro 8 km, Madeira 3.8 km, Fortaleza do Pico 15 km, Monte 14 km or Madeira Theme Park 11 km.


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