Parks and nature reserves Orto Botanico Ancona The Botanical Garden is located inside the Gallignano forest and is managed by the Polytechnic University of Marche. It covers an area of 134,000 square meters. Inside there is the Botanical Garden, the forest is considered a 'protected floristic area' and is recognized as a 'botanical-vegetational emergency of exceptional interest'. Moreover, since 1998 it has been the “wildlife and hunting oasis” of the Province on the report of the Municipality of Ancona.