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{{Short description|Botanical garden in Wales}}
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'''Treborth Botanic Garden''' (''[[Welsh language|Welsh]]'': Gardd Fotaneg Treborth), is a [[botanic garden]] in [[Wales]], close to the city of [[Bangor, Gwynedd]]. It is owned by [[Bangor University]], and is used in teaching for University students, local schools and community groups. In recent years, Treborth Botanic Garden has come under threat of closure by Bangor University due to high maintenance costs, but this threat has been largely countered by the Friends of Treborth Botanic Garden, a volunteer group with charitable status that helps in the day-to-day running of the Garden, and the Students for Treborth Action Group (STAG), a Bangor University Student's Union society formed to safeguard the Garden for use by the students and population of Bangor.
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'''Treborth Botanic Garden''' (''[[Welsh language|Welsh]]'': Gardd Fotaneg Treborth), is a [[botanic garden]] in [[Wales]], close to the city of [[Bangor, Gwynedd]]. It is owned by [[Bangor University]], and is used in teaching for University students, local schools and community groups. It is also open to the public without charge.
[[File:The Chinese garden at Treborth Botanic Garden.jpg|thumb|right| The Chinese garden in 2018 with ''[[Malus hupehensis]]'' in full bloom]]
It is unusual in having within the garden a large area of native established broad-leaved [[woodland]].{{cn|date=April 2023}} It is bounded to the north by the [[coast|seashore]] of the [[Menai Strait]]


==History of the Garden==
==History of the Garden==


The current site was originally developed as a Victorian tourist destination, Britannia Park, by the [[Chester and Holyhead Railway]] Company in the 1840s. The grounds were designed by [[Sir Joseph Paxton]], and features of his design can be see today, such as the lime avenue. However, due to a funding crisis the site was abandoned and reverted to pasture and woodland. Funding crises were to become a feature of the sites subsequent history.
The current site was originally developed as a Victorian tourist destination, Britannia Park, by the [[Chester and Holyhead Railway]] Company in the 1840s. The grounds were designed by [[Sir Joseph Paxton]], and features of his design can be seen today, such as the lime avenue. However, due to a funding crisis the site was abandoned and reverted to pasture and woodland. Funding crises were to become a feature of the site's subsequent history.


In 1960, the then University College of North Wales (now Bangor University) bought the land with the aim of developing it into a collection of plants for the University's Department of Botany. When the Department of Botany closed, the Garden continued to be used by other departments within the University for teaching, in particular for environmental courses.
In 1960, the then University College of North Wales (now Bangor University) bought the land with the aim of developing it into a collection of plants for the University's Department of Botany. When the Department of Botany closed, the Garden continued to be used by other departments within the University for teaching, in particular for environmental courses.


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In recent years, Treborth Botanic Garden has come under threat of closure by Bangor University due to high maintenance costs, but this threat has been largely countered by the Friends of Treborth Botanic Garden,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.friendsoftreborthbotanicgarden.org/|title=Friends of Treborth Botanic Garden|publisher=FOTBG|access-date=16 October 2017}}</ref> a volunteer group with charitable status that helps in the day-to-day running of the Garden, and the Students for Treborth Action Group (STAG), a Bangor University Students' Union society formed to safeguard the Garden for use by the students and population of Bangor.
Treborth Botanic Garden is twinned with Katse Alpine Botanic Garden in [[Lesotho]].


Treborth Botanic Garden is twinned with [[Katse Botanical Gardens]] in [[Lesotho]] and has a special relationship with [[Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden]] in China.
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==Facilities and Collections==


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==Facilities and collections==
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'''Indoor'''


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===Indoor===
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Treborth Botanic Garden has six glasshouses and a teaching lab with associated offices for the use of the curator and the volunteers in the main building complex. The Temperate Glasshouse features cacti, succulents, South African native plants and Canary Island native plants. The Tropical Glasshouse houses a variety of plants from the tropics including banana cultivars. The Orchid House and Bubble House contain the collections of orchids and carnivorous plants. Other glasshouses are used to house tender species from temperate zones, Welsh native flora, and for propagation and storage. The teaching lab doubles as a welcome area for visitors. A car park is situated outside the main building complex.


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Treborth Botanic Garden has six [[Greenhouse|glasshouses]] and a teaching [[laboratory]] with associated offices for the use of the curator and the volunteers in the main building complex. The Temperate Glasshouse features cacti, succulents, [[South Africa]]n native plants and [[Canary Island]] native plants. The Tropical Glasshouse houses a variety of plants from the tropics including [[banana]] cultivars. The Orchid House and Bubble House contain the collections of [[orchid]]s and [[carnivorous plant]]s. Other glasshouses are used to house tender species from temperate zones, Welsh native flora, and for propagation and storage. The teaching lab doubles as a welcome area for visitors. A car park is situated outside the main building complex.
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'''Outdoor'''


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===Outdoor===
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Away from the main buildings, Treborth features the largest [[rhizotron]] in Europe (currently not in use for scientific research), a pigeon loft and meteorological recording equipment in a research compound which is off limits to members of the public. The garden has extensive outdoor grounds which extend all the way down to the shore of the [[Menai Strait]]. The grounds feature a half-acidic, half-basic rock garden, orchard and wildflower meadows alongside traditional outdoor planting. The majority of the grounds are woodlands designated as a [[Site of Special Scientific Interest]].

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Away from the main buildings, Treborth features the largest [[rhizotron]] in Europe, a pigeon loft and [[weather station|meteorological recording]] equipment in a research compound . The garden has extensive outdoor grounds which extend all the way down to the shore of the Menai Strait. The grounds feature a half-acidic, half-basic rock garden, orchard and wildflower meadows alongside traditional outdoor planting. The majority of the grounds are woodlands designated as a [[Site of Special Scientific Interest]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://treborth.bangor.ac.uk/sssi.php.en|title=Treborth Botanic Garden - Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)|publisher=Bangor University|access-date=1 April 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cofnod.org.uk/resources/sssi/0146/SSSI_0146_Citation_EN001.pdf|title=COEDYDD AFON MENAI|publisher=COFNOD|access-date=1 April 2023}}</ref>


As part of special 50th Anniversary celebrations, which started with the annual musical fundraising festival Botanical Beats, a new wildlife pond was created and opened in June 2010.
As part of special 50th Anniversary celebrations, which started with the annual musical fundraising festival Botanical Beats, a new wildlife pond was created and opened in June 2010.


===Two Dragons Chinese medicinal garden===
==Access to the public==
The two dragons Chinese medicinal garden was inaugurated in 2014 and was formally opened in November 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailypost.co.uk/special-features/recovering-bangor-university-scientist-opens-12121104|title=Recovering Bangor University scientist opens Chinese Garden|date=3 November 2016|access-date=16 April 2024|publisher=North Wales Live}}</ref> It was funded by the [[Confucius Institute]] in collaboration with [[Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden]] of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.extbg.cas.cn/internationalcooperation/201406/t20140611_122578.html|title=Two Dragons Garden launch Reception|access-date=16 April 2024|date=11 June 2014|publisher=Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences}}</ref> The garden contains many plants that are medicinally significant in China and is approached through a specially constructed wooden [[Moon gate]]

===The Size of Wales garden===
At the [[Chelsea Flower Show]] in 2024, the Size of Wales garden will highlight the bio-diversity of tropical forests. After the show ends, the garden will be relocated to Treboth where it will be allow to develop for many years to come.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bangor.ac.uk/news/2024-02-15-from-the-chelsea-flower-show-to-bangor-universitys-treborth-botanic-garden|publisher=Bangor University|date=15 February 2024|access-date=18 April 2024|title=From the Chelsea Flower Show to Bangor University’s Treborth Botanic Garden!}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/shows-events/rhs-chelsea-flower-show/Gardens/2024/size-wales-garden|title=The Size of Wales Garden|publisher=Royal Horticultural Society|access-date=18 April 2024}}</ref>


==See also==
The outdoor grounds are open to the public all year round. Treborth is one of the only botanic gardens in the United Kingdom that allows dogs, providing they are kept on a leash. The public are also allowed access to the glasshouses by appointment with the curator.
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*[[List of gardens in Wales]]


==References==
Access to the garden is by a long private road, which is the left turn directly before crossing the [[Menai Suspension Bridge]] [[Anglesey]]-bound.
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==External references==
==External links==
*{{Official website}}


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[http://www.treborthbotanicgarden.org Treborth Botanic Garden website]


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[[Category:Gardens in Wales]]
[[Category:Gardens in Wales]]

Latest revision as of 11:07, 19 April 2024

Treborth Botanic Garden (Welsh: Gardd Fotaneg Treborth), is a botanic garden in Wales, close to the city of Bangor, Gwynedd. It is owned by Bangor University, and is used in teaching for University students, local schools and community groups. It is also open to the public without charge.

The Chinese garden in 2018 with Malus hupehensis in full bloom

It is unusual in having within the garden a large area of native established broad-leaved woodland.[citation needed] It is bounded to the north by the seashore of the Menai Strait

History of the Garden

[edit]

The current site was originally developed as a Victorian tourist destination, Britannia Park, by the Chester and Holyhead Railway Company in the 1840s. The grounds were designed by Sir Joseph Paxton, and features of his design can be seen today, such as the lime avenue. However, due to a funding crisis the site was abandoned and reverted to pasture and woodland. Funding crises were to become a feature of the site's subsequent history.

In 1960, the then University College of North Wales (now Bangor University) bought the land with the aim of developing it into a collection of plants for the University's Department of Botany. When the Department of Botany closed, the Garden continued to be used by other departments within the University for teaching, in particular for environmental courses.

In recent years, Treborth Botanic Garden has come under threat of closure by Bangor University due to high maintenance costs, but this threat has been largely countered by the Friends of Treborth Botanic Garden,[1] a volunteer group with charitable status that helps in the day-to-day running of the Garden, and the Students for Treborth Action Group (STAG), a Bangor University Students' Union society formed to safeguard the Garden for use by the students and population of Bangor.

Treborth Botanic Garden is twinned with Katse Botanical Gardens in Lesotho and has a special relationship with Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden in China.

Facilities and collections

[edit]

Indoor

[edit]

Treborth Botanic Garden has six glasshouses and a teaching laboratory with associated offices for the use of the curator and the volunteers in the main building complex. The Temperate Glasshouse features cacti, succulents, South African native plants and Canary Island native plants. The Tropical Glasshouse houses a variety of plants from the tropics including banana cultivars. The Orchid House and Bubble House contain the collections of orchids and carnivorous plants. Other glasshouses are used to house tender species from temperate zones, Welsh native flora, and for propagation and storage. The teaching lab doubles as a welcome area for visitors. A car park is situated outside the main building complex.

Outdoor

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Away from the main buildings, Treborth features the largest rhizotron in Europe, a pigeon loft and meteorological recording equipment in a research compound . The garden has extensive outdoor grounds which extend all the way down to the shore of the Menai Strait. The grounds feature a half-acidic, half-basic rock garden, orchard and wildflower meadows alongside traditional outdoor planting. The majority of the grounds are woodlands designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest.[2][3]

As part of special 50th Anniversary celebrations, which started with the annual musical fundraising festival Botanical Beats, a new wildlife pond was created and opened in June 2010.

Two Dragons Chinese medicinal garden

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The two dragons Chinese medicinal garden was inaugurated in 2014 and was formally opened in November 2016.[4] It was funded by the Confucius Institute in collaboration with Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. [5] The garden contains many plants that are medicinally significant in China and is approached through a specially constructed wooden Moon gate

The Size of Wales garden

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At the Chelsea Flower Show in 2024, the Size of Wales garden will highlight the bio-diversity of tropical forests. After the show ends, the garden will be relocated to Treboth where it will be allow to develop for many years to come.[6][7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Friends of Treborth Botanic Garden". FOTBG. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Treborth Botanic Garden - Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)". Bangor University. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  3. ^ "COEDYDD AFON MENAI" (PDF). COFNOD. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Recovering Bangor University scientist opens Chinese Garden". North Wales Live. 3 November 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Two Dragons Garden launch Reception". Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. 11 June 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  6. ^ "From the Chelsea Flower Show to Bangor University's Treborth Botanic Garden!". Bangor University. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  7. ^ "The Size of Wales Garden". Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
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