Almere Jungle

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Netherlands - Flevoland - Almere

Institution Code: ALJUN

BGCI Member: Yes

About the Almere Jungle

Almere Jungle is a young ambitious garden which has the largest part of its collection inside a greenhouse. The garden contains a documented plant collection of which the main collection includes Digitalis, Buddleja, Three ferns (Cyathea, Dicksonia) and Macaronesian flora. Besides being a botanical garden, Almere Jungle became a licensed zoo in 2016.

Main Address:
Almere Jungle
Kemphaanpad 2
Almere
Flevoland 1328 AC Netherlands

Telephone: +31 (0)36 530 9930
Fax:
URL: https://almerejungle.nl/botanischetuin/
Primary Email: info@almerejungle.nl

Staff Details

  • Director's Name: Robert Loose
    Curator's Name: Sylvan Janssen
    Plant Records Officer's Name: Sylvan Janssen
  • Total Staff:
    Horticultural Staff Number: 4
    Educational Staff Number: 1
    Research Staff Number:
    Administration Staff Number: 2

About the Garden

  • Institution Type: Botanic Garden
  • Status
  • Status: Private: No
    Status: Educational: Yes
  • Date founded: 1996
  • Physical Data
  • Total Area: 1 Hectares
    Latitude: 52.33422211
    Longitude: 5.2670207
    Altitude: 0.00 Metres
  • Locality: Information
  • Locality: Garden Name: AlmereJungle
  • Local Address: Kemphaanpad 2, 1358 AC Almere
  • Locality: City: Almere
  • Locality: State:

Features and Facilities

  • Herbarium: No
    Arboretum: No
  • Computer Plant Record System: Yes
  • Open to public: Yes
    Retail Outlet: Shop: Yes
    Retail Outlet: Plant Sales: Yes
  • Number of Visitors: 80000
    Number of Volunteers: 5

Plant Collections

  • Special Collections:The garden contains a documented plant collection of which the main collection includes Digitalis, Buddleja, Three ferns (Cyathea, Dicksonia) and Macaronesian flora.
  • Invasive Species Monitoring: Yes
    Plant Collection Policy: Yes

Conservation Programmes

Research Programmes

Education Programmes

  • Education Signs in Garden: Yes
    Education Booklets/Leaflets: Yes
    Guided Tours: Yes
    Permanent Public Displays: Yes
    Education Programme: No