Glasgow Botanic Gardens

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United Kingdom - Glasgow

Institution Code: GBG

BGCI Member: Yes

About the Glasgow Botanic Gardens

A small municipal botanic garden located in the west end of Glasgow. The extensive glasshouses display a wide range of temperate and tropical plants. The grounds are very popular in summer attracting large numbers of visitors from the local area. The River Kelvin runs through the garden and their is an extensive sytem of high quality paths to encourage visitors to explore the site.

Main Address:
Glasgow Botanic Gardens
730 Great Western Road, Glasgow G12 0UE, U.K.
Glasgow
United Kingdom

Telephone: 44 (0)141 276 1614
Fax: 44 (0)141 276 1615
URL: http://www.glasgowbotanicgardens.com/
Primary Email: gbg@glasgow.gov.uk

Staff Details

  • Director's Name: Mr. Ewen Donaldson (General Manager)
    Curator's Name: Mr Will Ritchie
    Plant Records Officer's Name:

About the Garden

  • Institution Type: Botanic Garden
  • Status
  • Status: Municipal: Yes
  • Date founded: 1817
  • Physical Data
  • Natural Vegetation Area: Yes
  • Landscaped Area: Yes
    Landscaped Area: Size: 20 Hectares
  • Total Area: 17 Hectares
    Latitude: 55.878535
    Longitude: -4.288232
    Altitude: 0.00 Metres
    Total area of glasshouses: 5500 Metres

Features and Facilities

  • Herbarium: Yes
    Herbarium: Number of Specimens: 2500
    Arboretum: Yes
    Arboretum Size: 2
  • Micropropagation/ Tissue Culture Facilities: Yes
    Computer Plant Record System: Yes
  • Open to public: Yes
    Friends society: Yes
    Retail Outlet: Shop: No
    Retail Outlet: Plant Sales: No
    Disabled access: Yes
  • Number of Visitors: 450000
    Number of Volunteers: 20

Plant Collections

  • Cultivation Taxa Num: 10000
  • Special Collections:Orchidaceae, Begoniaceae, Rosaceae, Compositae, Cactaceae, Bromeliaceae, Gesneriaceae, Piperaceae, Dicksoniaceae, Cyathaceae, Osmundaceae, Betulaceae. Begonia, Dendrobium, Cattleya, Paphiopedilum, Cymbidium, Phragmipedium, Peperomia, tree ferns, filmy ferns

Conservation Programmes

  • Reintroduction Programme: No

Research Programmes

  • Plant Breeding: Yes

Education Programmes

  • Visitor/Education Centre: No
    Education Signs in Garden: Yes
    Public Lectures/Talks: Yes
    Education Booklets/Leaflets: No
    Guided Tours: Yes
    Permanent Public Displays: No
    Special Exhibitions: Yes
    Courses for School Children: Yes
    Courses for University/College Students: Yes
    Courses for General Public: Yes
    Education Programme: Yes