Rotterdam Zoological and Botanical Gardens

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Netherlands - Rotterdam

Institution Code: ROTT

BGCI Member: Yes

Main Address:
Rotterdam Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Blijdorplaan 8
Rotterdam
3041 JG Netherlands

Telephone: 00-31-104431495
Fax:
URL: www.diergaardeblijdorp.nl
Primary Email: l.j.nederhof@rotterdamzoo.nl

Staff Details

  • Director's Name: E.J. Zevenbergen.
    Curator's Name: Harald Schmidt
    Plant Records Officer's Name: Mr. Louwerens-Jan Nederlof
  • Total Staff:
    Horticultural Staff Number: 7
    Educational Staff Number:
    Research Staff Number:
    Administration Staff Number:

About the Garden

  • Institution Type: Botanic Garden
  • Status
  • Status: Educational: Yes
  • Date founded: 1857
  • Physical Data
  • Natural Vegetation Area: Yes
    Natural vegetation area: Size: 4 Hectares
  • Landscaped Area: Yes
    Landscaped Area: Size: 28 Hectares
  • Total Area: 32 Hectares
    Latitude: 51.92818
    Longitude: 4.44402
    Altitude: 0.00 Metres
  • Locality: Information
  • Locality: Garden Name: Diergaarde Blijdorp
  • Local Address: Blijdorplaan 8 3041 JG
  • Locality: City: Rotterdam
  • Locality: State: Zuid-Holland

Features and Facilities

  • Arboretum: Yes
    Arboretum Size: 28
  • Published Plant Catalogue: Yes
    Computer Plant Record System: Yes
  • Open to public: Yes
    Friends society: Yes
    Retail Outlet: Shop: Yes
    Retail Outlet: Plant Sales: No
    Disabled access: Yes
  • Number of Visitors: 1

Plant Collections

  • Accession Number: 5357
    Cultivation Taxa Num: 4976
  • Special Collections:Member of SNP scheme specialising in Bromeliaceae and Primulaceae.
    tropical and subtropical plants, and
    succulents. The garden is divided in continents and so are
    the zoological and botanical collections.
    Our garden also contains a wide collection of tree species.

Conservation Programmes

Research Programmes

  • Data Management Systems and Information Technology: Yes
    Education: Yes

Education Programmes

  • Education Signs in Garden: Yes
    Public Lectures/Talks: Yes
    Education Booklets/Leaflets: Yes
    Guided Tours: Yes
    Permanent Public Displays: Yes
    Special Exhibitions: Yes
    Courses for School Children: Yes