Cambridge, UK | Checking in the Hidden Botanic Garden within a Prestigious University 🌳📚

Besides the famous colleges and punting on the River Cam, for friends who love greenery and want to experience the "20-minute park effect," you can visit the Cambridge University Botanic Garden. The Cambridge University Botanic Garden, established in 1831 by Professor of Botany John Stevens Henslow, who was the teacher of the renowned biologist Charles Darwin, covers an area of about 40 acres. It is a living laboratory for teaching and scientific research, and also a public attraction. The garden cultivates over 8,000 types of plants from around the world, including many rare and endangered species, such as the Wollemi Pine, which is considered a "living fossil," the Spiral Aloe, the Santa Cruz Water Lily, rare orchid varieties, the Corpse Flower (Amorphophallus titanum), and giant sequoias. The garden is designed with different themed areas according to the properties of the plants, such as: the Fragrance Garden, Rose Garden, Glasshouses, Wild Plant Area, Marsh Area, and Alpine Plant Area. Volunteers in the garden also provide plant science popularization. On the day of our visit, we met scientific researchers from the university who enthusiastically introduced us to the phenology research (Phenology project) they are engaged in. #Cambridge #CambridgeBotanicGardenVisit #CambridgeUniversityBotanicGarden #UK #CambridgeLife