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Thorp Perrow Arboretum & Woodland GardenLast updated: Jan 2005 |  | ||
| Address: | Bedale, North Yorkshire, DL8 2PR Tel: 01677 425323 Fax: email: enquiries at thorpperrow.com web address: thorpperrow.com Latitude: 54° 15'48''N Longitude: 01° 35'57''W | ||
| BACKGROUND TO THE COLLECTION | |||
| Year Founded: | 1931 | ||
| Ownership: | Private, Sir John Ropner | ||
| Garden code: | PERRO | ||
| Umbrella organisation: | National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens | ||
| PERSONNEL | |||
| Owner: | Sir John Ropner | ||
| Contact person: | The Administrator | ||
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| POLICIES | |||
| Accessions | |||
| Collections | | ||
| PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT | |||
| Altitude: | |||
| Soil type: | Boulder clay overlying gravel, with a small area of sandy soil overlying gravel | ||
| Aspect: | |||
| Total area: | 34 ha | ||
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| WEATHER RECORDS | Records kept | ||
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| Average annual | 636 mm | ||
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| PLANT COLLECTION | |||
| Families | 74 | ||
| Genera | 191 | ||
| Species | |||
| Taxa | 1744 | ||
| Accessions | 3149 | ||
| Plants | |||
| Notable plants within the collection | |||
| 67 Champion trees | |||
| Geographical area of specialisation | |||
| Special families within the collections | |||
| Special genera within the collections | |||
| Juglans, Quercus, Fraxinus, Tilia, Laburnum | |||
| Special collections | Fraxinus, NCCPG – 25 Species, 34 Taxa. Juglans, NCCPG – 10 Species, 10 Taxa. Laburnum – 2 Species, 10 Taxa. Tilia, NCCPG – 19 Species, 32 Taxa. | ||
| Phenological Garden | |||
| Records of living collection | Records kept Computerised | ||
| Record System | unknown | ||
| Plant-collecting trips | No | ||
| FACILITIES ON SITE | |||
| Herbarium | No | ||
| Library | No | ||
| Research facilities | No | ||
| Publications | No | ||
| Identifications: | No | ||
| Teaching and Education: | Secondary, special courses | ||
| Interpretation of the material: | Signs, brochures, guided trails | ||
| Friends Organisation: | Yes | ||
| Visitor facilities: | Café, plant shop | ||
| ACCESS TO THE COLLECTIONS | |||
| Public access: | Admission charge | ||
| Visitors per year: | |||
| Public opening hours: | Mon-Sun: Dawn-dusk | ||
| GUIDING PRINCIPLES BEHIND THE COLLECTION | |||