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Private evening tour of Cambridge University Botanic Garden
Another chance to visit the delightful Cambridge University Botanic Garden in midsummer. The Botanic Garden was established as a University teaching and research resource by Professor John Stevens Henslow, and was opened to the public in 1846. Henslow, who inspired his pupil Charles Darwin with a love of natural science, recognised the need to study plants in their own right. He was convinced that trees were the most important plants in the world and these form the framework of the Garden. With a framework of mature trees and shrubs, this paradise of plants comprises diverse, superbly landscaped settings including: the Rock Garden, representing the alpine plants from the mountains of every continent; the Lake and Water Garden, teeming with bird life; tropical rainforest, the alpine house and seasonal displays in the Glasshouses; and the historic Systematic Beds, displaying 1600 hardy representatives of more than 80 families of flowering plants. Come and meet a descendant of Newton’s famous apple tree - and your local RSC and SCI committees. There may also be the chance to follow the new CCDC (Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre) trail through the garden, which highlights various important natural products next to their source plant.
Date: 07 June 2012 18:30 - 20:00
Event Subject(s):
General
Venue
University of Cambridge
Botanic Garden
Brookside Gate entrance
just off Trumpington Rd
Bateman Street
Cambridge
CB2 1JF
United Kingdom
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RSC Organiser Information
Mid-Anglia Local Section
Jointly organised with: SCI Cambridge & Great Eastern Section
Contact for Event Information
Name : Mr John O'Toole
Address:
51 Finchams Close
Linton
Cambridge
CB21 4ND
United Kingdom
Tel:
01223 894174
Email:
john.otoole9@btopenworld.com
Contact Useful link:
07777 653934
Additional Information
Speaker Information:
We will be guided round the Gardens by volunteers from the Friends of the Botanic Garden
Access: Public Event
Ticket/Registration Information:
Tickets £8 each, must be booked in advance as we have strictly limited numbers. Open to non-members. Adults only.
