Bakau Botanical Garden
The Botanical Garden ( English Bakau Botanical Garden ) in Bakau in the West African state of Gambia is a botanical garden with mostly native plants, also from Southeast Asia, North America and Siberia. It was created in 1924 when the Gambia was still a British colony.
The locked parking area , which can be entered for a small fee, is located on the northern side of the Atlantic Roads. A nature trail with a few seats runs through the area. Numerous trees and bushes have name tags, including teak trees and cycads . Birds of the species butterfly finch ( Uraeginthus bengalus ), lesser elster ( Lonchura cucullata ) and cattle egret ( Bubulcus ibis ) are common here.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Bakau: Bakau Botanical Gardens accessgambia.com, accessed May 2011
- ↑ a b Bakau Botanical Gardens ( Memento of the original from December 1, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Accessed May 2011
- ^ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI): Gambia - Bakau . at www.bgci.org (English)
Coordinates: 13 ° 29 ′ 0.2 ″ N , 16 ° 40 ′ 20.8 ″ W.