{"id":43717,"date":"2019-10-25T15:15:03","date_gmt":"2019-10-25T15:15:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=43717"},"modified":"2020-11-06T16:26:26","modified_gmt":"2020-11-06T16:26:26","slug":"roath-park-conservatory-a-tropical-microcosm-where-nature-can-flourish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/science-environment\/roath-park-conservatory-a-tropical-microcosm-where-nature-can-flourish","title":{"rendered":"Roath Park Conservatory: a tropical microcosm where nature can flourish"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>Roath Park Conservatory is an indoor rainforest where the wardens reject using chemical additives on the plants, instead allowing them to grow freely.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"535\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/10\/Roath-Park-Conservatory-Duck.jpg\" alt=\"A whistling duck by the pond at Roath Park Conservatory\" class=\"wp-image-43764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/10\/Roath-Park-Conservatory-Duck.jpg 950w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/10\/Roath-Park-Conservatory-Duck-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/10\/Roath-Park-Conservatory-Duck-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/10\/Roath-Park-Conservatory-Duck-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"535\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/10\/Roath-Park-Conservatory-Duck.jpg\" alt=\"A whistling duck by the pond at Roath Park Conservatory\" class=\"wp-image-43764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/10\/Roath-Park-Conservatory-Duck.jpg 950w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/10\/Roath-Park-Conservatory-Duck-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/10\/Roath-Park-Conservatory-Duck-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/10\/Roath-Park-Conservatory-Duck-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption> The Conservatory is also home to white-faced whistling ducks, native to areas of Sub-saharan Africa and South America.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Roath Park Conservatory takes a unique approach to plant conservation: no chemical sprays are used to control or maintain growth of its plants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Situated near Roath Park&#8217;s Lake Road East entrance, the Conservatory features a range of tropical plants, grown together around the snaking paths that lead around the central pond. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/10\/Terrapin.jpg\" alt=\"A terrapin in Roath Park Conservatory pond.\" class=\"wp-image-43987\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/10\/Terrapin.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/10\/Terrapin-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/10\/Terrapin-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/10\/Terrapin.jpg\" alt=\"A terrapin in Roath Park Conservatory pond.\" class=\"wp-image-43987\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/10\/Terrapin.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/10\/Terrapin-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/10\/Terrapin-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Twelve terrapins live in the pond, alongside koi and goldfish. Visitors can observe them basking in the humid temperatures of the Conservatory.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The pond itself is home to koi fish, terrapins, goldfish, and the most endearing of the Conservatory&#8217;s residents, the whistling duck. Visitors to the conservatory often include young children and their guardians, as well as groups of schoolchildren learning about the natural world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/10\/Blue-Flowering-Torch.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44065\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/10\/Blue-Flowering-Torch.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/10\/Blue-Flowering-Torch-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/10\/Blue-Flowering-Torch-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/10\/Blue-Flowering-Torch.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44065\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/10\/Blue-Flowering-Torch.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/10\/Blue-Flowering-Torch-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/10\/Blue-Flowering-Torch-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption><em>Tillandsia cyanea<\/em>, also known as the &#8216;Blue Flowering Torch&#8217; plant, grows here alongside others. The plant is native to Ecuador and Peru.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With around 30,000 people visiting the conservatory annually, the wardens must strike a balance between preserving the Conservatory&#8217;s fragile ecology and offering as natural a rainforest experience as possible.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/10\/Andy.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44093\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/10\/Andy.png 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/10\/Andy-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/10\/Andy-500x282.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/10\/Andy.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44093\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/10\/Andy.png 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/10\/Andy-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/10\/Andy-500x282.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>The plants require regular maintenance such as the cutting of dead or overgrown leaves and branches, as demonstrated here by warden Andy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We don&#8217;t use chemical sprays here&#8221;, explained warden Dave Jones. &#8220;Every plant is named, but only once, as we let things grow where they seed. 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