Set within a fine framework of mature trees, the Cambridge University Botantic Garden holds a treasure trove of some 10,000 plant species. This historic landscape features the Rock Garden, representing the alpine plants, the Winter and Dry Gardens; tropical rainforest and seasonal displays in the glasshouses; a lake teeming with birdlife, and the unique systematic beds, representing more than 80 families of flowering plants. The garden also boasts many important plant collections including lavenders, hardy geraniums, British wild plants and the finest collection of trees.