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Cambridge University Botanic GardenLast updated: April 2009 |  | ||
| Address: | 1 Brookside, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 1JF Tel: 01223 336265 Fax: 01223 336278 email: enquiries at botanic.cam.ac.uk web address: www.botanic.cam.ac.uk Latitude: 52° 11'46''N Longitude: 00° 7'24''E | ||
| BACKGROUND TO THE COLLECTION | |||
| Year Founded: | 1762 (1846 on present site) | ||
| Ownership: | University of Cambridge | ||
| Garden code: | CGG | ||
| PERSONNEL | |||
| Director: | Professor John Parker | ||
| Curator | Dr Tim Upson | ||
| Plant Records Officer: Education Officers: | Pete Atkinson Dr Judy Fox Dr Sally Marsh Karen van Oostrum | ||
| Contact person: | Dr Tim Upson | ||
| Total Staff: | 41 plus 3-4 seasonal (45 in total) | ||
| Total Horticultural Staff: | 19 | ||
| POLICIES | |||
| Accessions: | Formal policy in development | ||
| Collections: | Formal policy in development | ||
| PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT | |||
| Altitude: | 10 m | ||
| Soil type: | Riverine silts and sands overlying chalk marl and clay | ||
| Aspect: | Mostly flat | ||
| Total area: | 16 ha | ||
| Area heated: | 0.5 ha | ||
| Other sites of collection: | Free School Lane - Remnant of previous site c.10x3m. | ||
| WEATHER RECORDS | Records are kept | ||
| Temperature: | |||
| Average daily: | 10.2 °C | ||
| Av. monthly max: | 23.2 °C (30 year average) | ||
| Av. monthly min: | 4.2 °C (1971-2000) | ||
| Absolute maximum: | 36.9 °C (10/08/2003) | ||
| Absolute minimum: | -18.1 °C | ||
| Wind | |||
| Direction: | Southwest | ||
| Strength: | Below average | ||
| Rainfall | |||
| Average annual: | 557 mm (30 year average) | ||
| Month of maximum: | July-August | ||
| Month of minimum: | February-March | ||
| PLANT COLLECTION | |||
| Families: | 282 | ||
| Genera: | 1869 | ||
| Species: | 6,789 | ||
| Taxa: | 8,700 | ||
| Accessions: | 14,919 | ||
| Plants: | 15 054 | ||
| Notable plants within the collection: | |||
| 18 Champion trees. Maclura pomifera, Metasequoia glyptostroboides, Liquidamber orientalis, Pterocarya fraxinifolia, Juglans nigra, Strongylodon macrobotrys, Pinus nigra | |||
| Geographical area(s) of specialisation: | |||
| Northern Europe, Middle Europe, Southwestern Europe, Southeastern Europe, East Europe, Caucasus, Western Asia, Southwestern USA, South-Central USA, Southeastern USA. | |||
| Special families within the collections: | |||
| Special genera within the collections: | |||
| Betula, Carex, Ephedra, Sorbus (British microspecies), Tilia, Alchemilla, Bergenia, Fritillaria, Geranium, Lonicera, Ribes, Ruscus, Saxifraga, Rosmarinus, Lavandula, Tulipa, Philadelphus | |||
| Special collections: | Saxifraga, NCCPG - 96 Species, 119 Taxa, 177 Accessions, 232 Plants Tulipa, NCCPG - 49 Species, 63 taxa, 194 Accessions, 109 Plants Lonicera, NCCPG - 84 Species, 99 Taxa, 119 Accessions, 149 Plants. Ribes, NCCPG - 30 Species, 35 Taxa, 63 Accessions, 74 Plants. Ruscus, NCCPG - 7 Species, 7 Taxa, 18 Accessions, 21 Plants. Fritillaria, NCCPG - 72 Species, 72 Taxa, 149 Accessions, 158 Plants Geranium, NCCPG - 115 Species, 119 Taxa, 215 Accessions, 293 Plants Bergenia, NCCPG - 8 Species, 19 Taxa, 38 Accessions, 82 Plants. Alchemilla, NCCPG - 44 Species, 44 Taxa, 50 Accessions, 71 Plants. Malus, IPGRI - 12 Species, 20 Taxa. | ||
| Phenological Garden: | |||
| Record Keeping: | Kept since 1879 Computerised | ||
| Record System: | BG-Base | ||
| Plant-collecting trips: | International and national | ||
| FACILITIES ON SITE | |||
| Herbarium: | Yes. Code CGE in Index Herbariorum, Garden Material | ||
| Library: | 11 000 items, public access by appointment, Cory Library | ||
| Research facilities: | Cory Laboratories (demolished 2008, construction of the Sainsbury Laboratory well under way - completion due Dec 2010), molecular; Experimental glasshouse range, plant growth facility on site for Dept. of Plant Sciences. | ||
| Publications: | Garden catalogue, Index seminum. Other publications: Visitors Guide (2002), numerous leaflets: Winter walk, dry garden, composting. Special issue of Curtis's Botanical Magazine 23 (Feb 2006). | ||
| Identifications: | Internal verification of material | ||
| Teaching and Education: | University teaching; Schools programme, primary and secondary, specialist taxonomic courses. Education programme encompassing horticulture, plant ID, Arts & Crafts, Botanical Art, basketry. | ||
| Interpretation: | Interpretative panels (permanent and temporary); leaflets; guided walks; guide book; map. | ||
| Friends Organisation: | Yes | ||
| Visitor facilities: | Café, gift shop (new 2009). | ||
| ACCESS TO THE COLLECTIONS | |||
| Public access: | Admission charge | ||
| Visitors per year: | |||
| Public opening hours: | Mon-Sun: 10am-4pm winter, to 6pm in summer. Closed over Christmas | ||
| GUIDING PRINCIPLES BEHIND THE COLLECTION: | |||
| (From statement of purpose): The Botanic Gardens holds the research and teaching collection of living plants for the University of Cambridge, a herbarium collection, and the Cory library of horticultural and taxonomic works. Its fundamental purpose is to make these collections accessible for the current generation and to maintain them for future generations. | |||