| University of Oxford Botanic Garden & Harcourt Arboretum | |
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 View outside the Walled Garden with Magdalen Tower in the background | |
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| Type | Botanic Garden |
| Location | High Street, Oxford, England |
| Coordinates | 51°45′02″N 1°14′54″W / 51.75056°N 1.24833°W |
| Area | 1.8 hectares (18,000 m2) |
| Created | 1621[1] |
| Operated by | University of Oxford |
| Visitors | 211,573 (2019)[2] |
| Status | Open all year |
| Website | https://www.obga.ox.ac.uk |
The University of Oxford Botanic Garden is the oldest botanic garden in Great Britain and one of the oldest scientific gardens in the world. The garden was founded in 1621 as a physic garden growing plants for medicinal research. Today it contains over 5,000 different plant species on 1.8 ha (4+1⁄2 acres). It is one of the most diverse yet compact collections of plants in the world and includes representatives from over 90% of the higher plant families.[citation needed]
Professor Simon Hiscock became Director of Oxford Botanic Garden in 2015.[3][4]
- ^ "Oxford Botanic Garden & Arboretum – Celebrating 400 years". University of Oxford Botanic Garden. Archived from the original on 24 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ "ALVA - Association of Leading Visitor Attractions". www.alva.org.uk. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ "Professor Simon Hiscock". www.obga.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ "Simon Hiscock". worc.ox..ac.uk. Retrieved 31 August 2018.