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Wakehurst PlaceLast updated: May 2009 |  | ||
| Address: | Ardingly, Haywards Heath, W Sussex, RH17 6TN Tel: 01444 894000 Fax: 01444 894069 email: [initial.name] at rbgkew.org.uk web address: www.rbgkew.org.uk Latitude: 51° 04'06''N Longitude: 0° 04'59''W | ||
| BACKGROUND TO THE COLLECTION | |||
| Year Founded: | 1965 | ||
| Ownership: | Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew | ||
| Garden code: | | ||
| PERSONNEL | |||
| Director: | Professor Stephen D. Hopper | ||
| Curator: | Andy Jackson | ||
| Head of Horticulture | David Hardman | ||
| Contact person: | David Hardman | ||
| Total Staff: | 175 | ||
| Total Horticultural Staff: | 35 | ||
| POLICIES | |||
| Accessions: | Accessions only taken for specific planting schemes in areas of the estate (targeted). | ||
| Collections: | Wild-source material to fit phytogeographical scheme. Cultivated material to fit 50-year landscape plan. | ||
| PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT | |||
| Altitude: | 400 foot | ||
| Soil type: | Clay, acid | ||
| Aspect: | Varied | ||
| Total area: | 202 ha | ||
| Area heated: | 1000 m² | ||
| Other sites of collection: | Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Castle Howard | ||
| WEATHER RECORDS | Records kept | ||
| Temperature: | |||
| Average daily: | |||
| Av. monthly max: | 20 °C | ||
| Av. monthly min: | 0.5 °C | ||
| Absolute maximum: | 38.9 °C (10 Aug 2003) | ||
| Absolute minimum: | -10 °C (Jan 2009) | ||
| Wind | |||
| Direction: | Southwesterly | ||
| Strength: | Average | ||
| Rainfall | |||
| Average annual: | 893 mm | ||
| Month of maximum: | October | ||
| Month of minimum: | June | ||
| PLANT COLLECTION | |||
| Families: | 212 | ||
| Genera: | 1,040 | ||
| Species: | 2,470 | ||
| Taxa: | 5,339 | ||
| Accessions: | 16,882 | ||
| Plants: | For the combined Royal Botanic Gardens Kew collection see the entry for the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. | ||
| Notable plants within the collection: | |||
| Geographical area(s) of specialisation: | |||
| Northern Europe, Southwestern USA, South-Central USA, Southeastern USA, Soviet Far East, Australia, New Zealand, Caucasus, Northwestern USA, Western Asia, Western Canada, Eastern Canada, Western South America, China, North-Central USA, Southern South America, Eastern Asia, Northeastern USA | |||
| Special families within the collections: | |||
| Pinaceae, Cupressaceae, Araceae, Betulaceae, Fagaceae, Ericaceae, Taxodiaceae, Hypericaceae, Rutaceae, Zingiberaceae, Aceraceae, Taxaceae | |||
| Special genera within the collections: | |||
| Arisaema, Betula, Nothofagus, Skimmia, Hypericum, Rhododendron, Erica, Calluna, Sequoiadendron, Pinus, Quercus, Abies, Picea, Chamaecyparis, Cardiocrinum, Hedychium, Acer, Taxus, Telopea, Hebe | |||
| Special collections: | Betula, NCCPG Skimmia, NCCPG Nothofagus, NCCPG Hypericum, NCCPG | ||
| Phenological Garden: | |||
| Record Keeping: | Kept since 1834 Computerised since 1968 | ||
| Record System: | UNIX SYBASE | ||
| Plant-collecting trips: | International and national | ||
| FACILITIES ON SITE | |||
| Herbarium: | Based at the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew | ||
| Library: | Based at the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew | ||
| Research facilities: | Millennium Seed bank | ||
| Publications: | Garden guide, Index seminum (for seed bank only) | ||
| Identifications: | Internal verification of material | ||
| Teaching and Education: | Primary, secondary, higher, taxonomic and public education | ||
| Interpretation: | Supervised garden walks, signs, brochures, guided trails, lectures. Interactive displays in Millennium Seed Bank building | ||
| Friends Organisation: | Yes | ||
| Visitor facilities: | Restaurant, café, plant shop, book shop, gift shop, Wellcome Trust Millennium Seed Bank 'Orange Room' | ||
| ACCESS TO THE COLLECTIONS | |||
| Public access: | Admission charge | ||
| Visitors per year: | 450 000 | ||
| Public opening hours: | Mon-Sun: 10am-6pm summer, 10am-4.30pm winter | ||
| GUIDING PRINCIPLES BEHIND THE COLLECTION: | |||
| The mission of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew is "To inspire and deliver science-based plant conservation worldwide, enhancing the quality of life" | |||