Secret Jungle Discovered. In England.
A startling discovery has residents in Cornwall, England wondering if they've stumbled upon an ecological disaster or the country's best new tourist attraction.
In the 19th century, English shipping magnate Charles Fox turned his family's 26-acre estate into a lavish garden, complete with exotic plants from around the world. Now known as the Trebah Garden, the land includes a giant overgrown tract that had never before attracted much interest. But recently, caretakers discovered that beneath hundreds of years of brush, the land has grown into an honest-to-goodness South American jungle.
Head Gardener Darren Dickey, 39, said: "I was cutting back some bushes when I saw the most amazing jungle scene. It was like nothing I had ever seen before. It was only when we began clearing the area and I looked over from the other side of the valley and could see something more."
After several weeks spent clearing the "jungle," visitors can now take a wander through Britain's closest thing to a rain forest.
Related Stories:
· Welcome to the Jungle... Which Lay Undiscovered in Cornwall [Daily Mail]
· Trebah Garden [Official Site]
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