The University of Leicester Harold Martin Botanic Garden is a

botanic 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. is ...

close to the

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for the

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. Founded in 1921, the garden was established on the present site in 1947. The garden is used for research and teaching purposes by the university's Genetics (formerly Biology) Department and features events such as sculpture and art exhibitions, music performances and plant sales. It is open to the public. The gardens surround several

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houses which are now part of Leicester University's

, including Beaumont House, The Knoll, and Southmeade. The Attenborough Arboretum is a satellite in the old village of Knighton (absorbed by Leicester city). It is named after

Frederick Attenborough Frederick Levi Attenborough (4 April 1887 – 20 March 1973) was an English academic and principal of University College, Leicester. Biography He was the son of Mary (née Saxton) and Frederick August Attenborough of Stapleford, Nottinghamshi ...

and was opened on 23 April 1997 by his son, Sir

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. It is managed as a wild site with native trees, ponds and a

ridge and furrow Ridge and furrow is an Archaeology, archaeological pattern of ridges (Medieval Latin: ''sliones'') and troughs created by a system of ploughing used in Europe during the Middle Ages, typical of the open field system, open-field system. It is a ...

field.

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University of Leicester Botanic Garden

Attenborough Arboretum
1921 establishments in England Leicester

Botanic 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. is ...

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