Aarhus Forestry Botanical Garden ( da, Forstbotanisk Have) is a forestry
botanical garden
A botanical garden or botanic gardenThe terms ''botanic'' and ''botanical'' and ''garden'' or ''gardens'' are used more-or-less interchangeably, although the word ''botanic'' is generally reserved for the earlier, more traditional gardens, an ...
located in the south of
Aarhus,
Denmark
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. It forms a small part of the northern section of
Marselisborg Forests
Marselisborg Forests ( da, Marselisborgskovene), or simply Marselisborg Forest, is a forest to the south of Aarhus City in the Kingdom of Denmark. Many present day sources now includes the forest of Fløjstrup, as part of the Marselisborg Fores ...
and is situated right next to
Marselisborg Palace
Marselisborg Palace, ( da, Marselisborg Slot, ) is a royal residence of the Danish Royal Family in Aarhus. It has been the summer residence of Queen Margrethe II since 1967.
There is a Palace Park in connection to the palace itself and outside ...
and
Mindeparken. The botanical garden was established in 1923.
The garden holds 900 different species of trees and bushes from all over the world, on just about . Because of the nearby forest and the varied flora, the botanical garden also attracts a varied fauna and it is not unusual to spot
roe deer
The roe deer (''Capreolus capreolus''), also known as the roe, western roe deer, or European roe, is a species of deer. The male of the species is sometimes referred to as a roebuck. The roe is a small deer, reddish and grey-brown, and well-adapt ...
,
squirrels,
owl
Owls are birds from the order Strigiformes (), which includes over 200 species of mostly solitary and nocturnal birds of prey typified by an upright stance, a large, broad head, binocular vision, binaural hearing, sharp talons, and feathers a ...
s and
herons, amongst other animals here.
Gallery
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Sources
Excursions in The Forestry Botanical GardenAarhus Municipality (2006)
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Parks in Aarhus
Botanical gardens in Denmark
Forestry in Denmark