Seethawaka Wet Zone Botanical Garden - Awissawella | Cinematic Footage | Gopro Hero 9 Black

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  • Опубликовано: 7 окт 2024
  • Seethawaka Wet zone Botanic Gardens is the 5th Botanic Garden of the Department of National Botanic Gardens and the first botanic garden established solely for the conservation of wet zone flora in Sri Lanka. Development of the garden was initiated in 2008 and opened to the general public in 2015. It is situated on the Puwakpitiya-Thummodara road, at Illukowita, adjacent to the IndikadaMukalana Forest Reserve at Avissawella which is a suburban area of the Colombo district.
    Currently its extent is 42ha (106 Acres) including 7 acres of tea plantation as a part of the botanic garden. The elevation of the garden is about 100 m above mean sea level. Ex-situ conservation of wet-zone flora, floristic and floricultural research and training programmes, botanical studies & surveys are the main functions undertaken by the SWBG. It provides a wide range of floriculture related extension programs too, flower growers as well as facilitating education and research opportunities for researchers, school and university students. The garden is also a popular location for photo shoots, music videos and tele-dramas.
    This garden consists of a rose garden, fernery, view point, flower decked lake, series of ponds, a medicinal garden, a spice garden, an orchard, a butterfly garden, a Japanese garden and a pebble garden. All paths are paved for a comfortable walk around the garden. Information maps and boards are also available to follow the route to cover all attractions. Most trees carry name boards and detail boards to educate the public. Furthermore, a rich diversity of fauna can also be seen in this garden such as birds, butterflies, dragon flies, fishes etc.

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