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Celebrating 350 years at the Scottish Parliament

Climate emergency: taking action

Accessibility

Logan welcomes all visitors and aims to provide the best possible access to everyone in order that they enjoy their visit whatever their specific requirements. Please note, there are currently new health and safety measures in place during this…

Sustainable glasshouses

The Botanic Cottage

A brief history of The Botanic Cottage The Botanic Cottage originally stood at the entrance to a long lost incarnation of the Botanics, across the city on Leith Walk. It was built in 1764-5, and designed by the renowned architects John Adam and…

The Glasshouses

The Glasshouses you are about to explore cover two levels, 10 zones, and range from the iconic Victorian Palm Houses of 1834 & 1858, through the 6 zones of the initiative 1967 Front Range, to the two utilitarian clear-span glasshouses from 1978.

Former Students

Digitisation

Our specimen data and images can be downloaded for free from the online catalogue, including full resolution TIFFs of specimens. All specimen images and data have a CC-0 licence. We have now completed the digitisation of all type specimens, plus…

Bryophytes

Bryophytes are the oldest land plants on earth, and have been around for 400 million years or more. Although small, they can be very conspicuous growing as extensive mats in woodland, as cushions on walls, rocks and tree trunks, and as pioneer…

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