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Queen's Wood Arboretum & Country ParkLast updated: Nov 1999 |  | ||
| Address: | Dinmore Hill, Leominster, Herefordshire, HR6 OPY Tel: 0156884 7052 Fax: 0156884 305 email: gardens at pine-lodge.co.uk web address: pine-lodge.co.uk Latitude: Longitude: | ||
| BACKGROUND TO THE COLLECTION | |||
| Year Founded: | 1970 | ||
| Ownership: | Local authority | ||
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| PERSONNEL | |||
| Contact person: | G. Beaurant | ||
| Total Staff: | 1 | ||
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| POLICIES | |||
| Accessions | |||
| Collections | | ||
| PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT | |||
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| Soil type: | Clay, neutral | ||
| Aspect: | South, mostly flat | ||
| Total area: | 27 ha | ||
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| WEATHER RECORDS | Records kept | ||
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| PLANT COLLECTION | |||
| Families | 38 | ||
| Genera | 80 | ||
| Species | 420 | ||
| Taxa | |||
| Accessions | 410 | ||
| Plants | 650 | ||
| Notable plants within the collection | |||
| Geographical area of specialisation | |||
| China, Northern Europe, Northwestern USA | |||
| Special families within the collections | |||
| Rosaceae, Pinaceae, Hamamelidaceae, Fagaceae, Taxodiaceae, Magnoliaceae | |||
| Special genera within the collections | |||
| Special collections | | ||
| Phenological Garden | |||
| Records of living collection | Kept since 1986 | ||
| Record System | |||
| Plant-collecting trips | No | ||
| FACILITIES ON SITE | |||
| Herbarium | No | ||
| Library | No | ||
| Research facilities | No | ||
| Publications | Garden catalogue (1987) | ||
| Identifications: | Undertakes identifications for the general public. Internal verification of material | ||
| Teaching and Education: | Primary, secondary, higher, taxonomic | ||
| Interpretation of the material: | Supervised garden walks, signs, brochures, guided trails | ||
| Friends Organisation: | No | ||
| Visitor facilities: | Restaurant, gift shop | ||
| ACCESS TO THE COLLECTIONS | |||
| Public access: | Free | ||
| Visitors per year: | |||
| Public opening hours: | Mon-Fri: Dawn-dusk | ||
| GUIDING PRINCIPLES BEHIND THE COLLECTION | |||
| For the enjoyment of the local people. | |||