Birmingham Botanical Gardens, England

Birmingham Botanical Gardens (England)
Birmingham Botanical Gardens, England is located in West Midlands county
Birmingham Botanical Gardens, England
LocationWestbourne Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, England
Coordinates52°27′59″N 1°55′45″W / 52.46652°N 1.9293°W / 52.46652; -1.9293
Area15 acres
Created1832 (1832)
Websitebirminghambotanicalgardens.org.uk
Official nameBirmingham Botanical Gardens
Designated1 July 1986
Reference no.1001200

The Birmingham Botanical Gardens are a 15-acre (6-hectare) botanical garden situated in Edgbaston, Birmingham, England. The gardens are located 1+12 miles (2.4 km) south-west of Birmingham city centre at grid reference SP049854. Designed in 1829, the gardens are Grade II* listed in Historic Englands's Register of Parks and Gardens,[1] and retain many original features and layout, which was designed by the landscape gardener and horticulturalist John Claudius Loudon. The site is notable for its range of glasshouses and gardens, which display a wide variety of plants and birds. Birmingham Botanical Gardens is managed by Birmingham Botanical and Horticultural Society, a registered charity. The gardens are open daily to the public with paid admission.

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