Darwin’s garden. A fitting tribute.
This video from England is called Visit Charles Darwin‘s Shrewsbury, the birthplace of evolution!
From Wildlife Extra:
Darwin’s garden purchased
January 2014: A wooden remnant of naturalist Charles Darwin’s childhood garden in Shrewsbury, Shropshire has been bought by Shropshire Wildlife Trust.
“No other part of Darwin’s childhood home is accessible to the public, so when we were offered the chance to buy this slip of woodland next to the river, we were thrilled at the opportunity to open up a cherished corner of his world,” said Colin Preston, Director of Shropshire Wildlife Trust.
While much of the land previously attached to The Mount, his birthplace, has disappeared under housing, other parts survived in private gardens, including the land the Trust has bought.
Through the wood, alongside an ice house once used by the Darwins, runs a path with views down to the River Severn…
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