Biodiversity
Animals, plants and fungi
In this section we feature some of the many plants and animals that can be found in the Central Gardens.
The Gardens provide an important green lung for the city center and act as part of a wider wildlife corridor. While inner sanctuaries boast manicured paths, vibrant flower beds, and inviting lawns for human enjoyment, the outer realms are dedicated to nurturing wildlife. Dense clusters of trees and bushes create havens for diverse creatures, from foxes and squirrels to toads, bats, and hedgehogs.
Birds spotted in the Central Gardens include: tree creepers, wrens, robins, coal tits, blue tits, great tits, bullfinches, blackbirds, thrushes, woodpeckers, herons, owls, and sparrow hawks.
Queen Street Gardens Central. A delight for horticulturists, arborists, pteridologists & mycologists!
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Trees
There are over 250 trees in the gardens and these are inspected biannually by Adam Riedi of Blebo Tree Surgery. However, trees can fall and lose limbs without notice. We recommend against entering the Gardens during high winds, and keyholders do so at their own risk.
The Central Gardens are the densest of the three Queen Street Gardens. The tree composition is varied from the more formal linear edge planting to more semi-natural group and landscape parkland style designs. We are fortunate to still have a collection of over two dozen elms that are, due to the wider ravages of Dutch elm disease of national and European importance.
Fungi
Below are some of the many examples of fungi that can be found in the Gardens
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Ferns
Plant lovers will enjoy our huge variety of plants, including a herbaceous border, a woodland border, a grass border, and a shrubbery. The Gardens are a riot of colour in the spring and summer and we have a large collection of rhododendrons that reach their flowering peak in May.
Fern lovers will find at least two dozen types of fern in the gardens, mostly varieties of Dryopteris and Polystichum.
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