Moorbank Botanic Gardens

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Moorbank Botanic Gardens just 20 minutes walk from the centre of Newcastle. The garden has been used by botanists from the University since 1923.
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Permanently closed.

Moorbank Botanic Gardens is leased from the Freemen of Newcastle upon Tyne by the School of Biology at Newcastle University to maintain living collections of plants for teaching and research.

In 1981, the area under cultivation was increased to over 1 hectare to provide a safe haven for rare plants donated to the University from the Kilbryde Garden in Corbridge. In 1985, the new glasshouses were acquired to house experimental facilities and collections of tropical, dryland and insectivorous plants. In 2000, the garden was further extended to allow for new developments including a hay meadow, wildlife hedge and Northumberland bed.

Address

Claremont Road
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE24NL

General information

Moorbank is one of very few facilities in the region which offers an opportunity for the 'hands-on' education of primary and secondary pupils in plant and environmental biology. The tropical and desert ecosystems lend themselves to a number of teaching activities designed to understand plant adaptations to the environment and for illustrating the potential impacts of global climate change.

Telephone

0191 232 8063

Website

http://www.newcastle.ac.uk/moorbank http://www.twitter.com/growingmoorbank http://www.moorbank.com

Products

Moorbank belongs to the National Garden Scheme (NGS) where paying members of the public have a chance to explore this hidden treasure and purchase some unusual plants.

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