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University of Leicester Botanic GardenLast updated: Nov 1999 |  | ||
| Address: | Stoughton Drive South, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 2NE Tel: 0116 2712933 Fax: 0116 2712933 email: rjg at leicester.ac.uk web address: Latitude: 52° 36'30''N Longitude: 01° 05'25''W | ||
| BACKGROUND TO THE COLLECTION | |||
| Year Founded: | 1921 | ||
| Ownership: | University of Leicester | ||
| Garden code: | LTR | ||
| PERSONNEL | |||
| Mr B. Frankland | |||
| Dr R. J. Gornall | |||
| Contact person: | Dr R. J. Gornall | ||
| Total Staff: | 15 | ||
| Total Horticultural Staff: | | ||
| POLICIES | |||
| Accessions: | To develop collections of wild plants (i) for taxonomic research, (ii) to support educational programmes for schools and the general public, (iii) for conservation purposes, including cultivars. | ||
| Collections: | | ||
| PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT | |||
| Altitude: | 100 m | ||
| Soil type: | Clay, neutral | ||
| Aspect: | South and west | ||
| Total area: | 8.45 ha | ||
| Area heated: | |||
| Other sites of collection: | Attenborough Arboretum | ||
| WEATHER RECORDS | Records kept | ||
| Temperature: | |||
| Average daily: | 9.5 °C | ||
| Av. monthly max: | 14 °C | ||
| Av. monthly min: | 6 °C | ||
| Absolute maximum | 32 °C (1995) | ||
| Absolute minimum | -9 °C (1995) | ||
| Wind: | |||
| direction | South | ||
| strength: | Average | ||
| Rainfall | |||
| Average annual | 708 mm | ||
| Month of maximum | November | ||
| Month of minimum | March | ||
| PLANT COLLECTION | |||
| Families | 191 | ||
| Genera | 1000 | ||
| Species | 2500 | ||
| Taxa | 3000 | ||
| Accessions | 6000 | ||
| Plants | |||
| Notable plants within the collection | |||
| Tallest Pinus aristata and Quercus petraea 'Mespilifolia' in the British Isles | |||
| Geographical area of specialisation | |||
| Special families within the collections | |||
| Saxifragaceae, Coriariaceae | |||
| Special genera within the collections | |||
| Skimmia, Aubrieta, Fuchsia, Chamaecyparis, Acer, Paeonia | |||
| Special collections | Aubrieta, NCCPG – 12 Species, 58 Taxa. Chamaecyparis Lawsoniana, NCCPG – 1 Species, 92 Taxa. Hardy Fuchsia, NCCPG – 9 Species, 242 Taxa. Skimmia, NCCPG – 4 Species, 35 Taxa. Hesperis, NCCPG – 1 Genus, 2 Species, 3 Taxa. | ||
| Phenological Garden | |||
| Records of living collection | Kept since 1964 Computerised | ||
| Record System | Advanced Revelation | ||
| Plant-collecting trips | No | ||
| FACILITIES ON SITE | |||
| Herbarium | Approximately 120 000 wild collected and cultivated specimens. Code LTR in Index Herbariorum | ||
| Library | Yes, general reference works, | ||
| Research facilities | General biological laboratories, sub-cellular microscopy, molecular | ||
| Publications | Garden guide | ||
| Identifications: | Undertakes free identifications for the general public. Internal verification of material | ||
| Teaching and Education: | Primary, secondary, higher, taxonomic, potentail for public education | ||
| Interpretation of the material: | Supervised garden walks, signs, brochures, guided trails, lectures | ||
| Friends Organisation: | Yes | ||
| Visitor facilities: | Restaurant, café, plant shop, book shop, gift shop | ||
| ACCESS TO THE COLLECTIONS | |||
| Public access: | Free | ||
| Visitors per year: | 5000 | ||
| Public opening hours: | Mon-Fri: 9am-4pm | ||
| GUIDING PRINCIPLES BEHIND THE COLLECTION | |||
| The Garden is funded by the University of Leicester to support the research and teaching of the biology department and to provide an educational amenity for schools and the general public. | |||