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University of Oxford Botanic GardenLast updated: June 2009 |  | ||
| Address: | Rose Lane, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 4AZ Tel: 01865 286690 Fax: 01865 286693 email: postmaster at obg.ox.ac.uk web address: www.botanic-garden.ox.ac.uk Latitude: 51° 54'03''N Longitude: 01° 14'48''W | ||
| BACKGROUND TO THE COLLECTION | |||
| Year Founded: | 1621 | ||
| Ownership: | University of Oxford | ||
| Garden code: | OXF | ||
| PERSONNEL | |||
| Director: | Timothy Walker | ||
| Curator: | Louise Allen | ||
| Education Officers: | Emma Williams Sarah Lloyd | ||
| Contact person: | Louise Allen | ||
| Total Staff: | 17 | ||
| Total Horticultural Staff: | 10 | ||
| POLICIES | |||
| Accessions: | The Garden aims to grow a collection of plants consistent with the fulfilment of its mission. Believing it to be best attained through a diverse collection reflecting the research and teaching programme of the garden, the collection policy may be summarised as follows. A plant will be grown at the Garden if it is: (i) required for the purposes of academic teaching or research by a member of the University, (ii) of value to the schools and/or public education programme, (iii) in a botanical family or genus not yet represented at the garden, (iv) a species from a diverse genus that differs greatly from the species (or that genus) already in the collection, (v) representative of a taxon which is part of a special collection at the Garden (i.e. Euphorbia) or plants of economic importance or endangered species of the world. | ||
| Collections: | | ||
| PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT | |||
| Altitude: | 250 m | ||
| Soil type: | Loam, alkaline | ||
| Aspect: | Flat | ||
| Total area: | 1.8 ha | ||
| Area heated: | 883 m² | ||
| Other sites of collection: | Harcourt Arboretum | ||
| WEATHER RECORDS | No records kept | ||
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| Direction: | West | ||
| Strength: | Below average | ||
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| Average annual: | 644 mm | ||
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| PLANT COLLECTION | |||
| Families: | 287 | ||
| Genera: | 1,786 | ||
| Species: | 5,274 | ||
| Taxa: | 6,360 | ||
| Accessions: | 8,858 | ||
| Plants: | 9,960 (includes | ||
| Notable plants within the collection: | |||
| Geographical area(s) of specialisation: | |||
| Special families within the collections: | |||
| Euphorbiaceae | |||
| Special genera within the collections: | |||
| Special collections: | Euphorbia, NCCPG – 82 Species, 112 Accessions. | ||
| Phenological Garden: | |||
| Record Keeping: | Records kept Computerised | ||
| Record System: | BG-Base | ||
| Plant-collecting trips: | No | ||
| FACILITIES ON SITE | |||
| Herbarium: | No | ||
| Library: | 1 000 items, varied. Public access by appointment | ||
| Research facilities: | No | ||
| Publications: | Garden catalogue, Index seminum, guide guide, specialist booklets | ||
| Identifications: | Undertakes free identifications for the general public. | ||
| Teaching and Education: | Primary, secondary, higher, taxonomic and public education | ||
| Interpretation: | Supervised garden walks, signs, brochures, guided trails and lectures | ||
| Friends Organisation: | Yes | ||
| Visitor facilities: | No | ||
| ACCESS TO THE COLLECTIONS | |||
| Public access: | Admission charge | ||
| Visitors per year: | 125 000 | ||
| Public opening hours: | Daily: 9am-4.30pm (Nov-Feb) 9am-5pm (Mar, Apr, Sept, Oct) 9am-6pm (May-Aug) | ||
| GUIDING PRINCIPLES BEHIND THE COLLECTION: | |||
| The Garden is part of the University of Oxford. The mission statement is 'To promote learning and glorify nature' | |||