Giardino Botanico di Collepardo

Collepardo, Province of Frosinone, Italy, Italy

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The Giardino Botanico di Collepardo, also known as Giardino Botanico "Flora Ernica" or Oasi WWF Orto Botanico di Collepardo, is a nature preserve and botanical garden located in Collepardo, Province of Frosinone, Lazio, Italy, established in 1985 by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and opened to the public in 1991.

The garden occupies about 1 hectare of land that was previously a metal waste dump, transforming it into a sanctuary that showcases approximately 400 indigenous plant species from the Monti Ernici mountain chain in the central Apennines, representing about 50% of the local flora including some protected species.

It features a nature trail that winds through forests, meadows, marshes, and small clearings, with many plants marked by cards providing botanical information, three beautiful ponds, flower beds containing traditional ethnic flora, and is surrounded by a mixed forest of black hornbeam, evergreen oak, maples, dwarf oak, manna ash, and oriental hornbeam.