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Winkworth ArboretumLast updated: Dec 2004 |  | ||
| Address: | Hascombe Road, Godalming, Surrey, GU8 4AD Tel: 01483 208477 Fax: email: web address: nationaltrust.org.uk Latitude: 51° 9'8''N Longitude: 0° 34'7''W | ||
| BACKGROUND TO THE COLLECTION | |||
| Year Founded: | 1938 | ||
| Ownership: | The National Trust | ||
| Garden code: | WINKW | ||
| Umbrella organisation: | National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens, The National Trust | ||
| PERSONNEL | |||
| Head Gardener: | Rob Tyler | ||
| Contact person: | Rob Tyler | ||
| Total Staff: | 5 | ||
| Total Horticultural Staff: | 3 | ||
| POLICIES | |||
| Accessions | As for The National Trust. | ||
| Collections | As for The National Trust. | ||
| PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT | |||
| Altitude: | 98-153 m | ||
| Soil type: | Sand, acid | ||
| Aspect: | Varied | ||
| Total area: | 49 ha | ||
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| WEATHER RECORDS | No records kept | ||
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| Average annual | 721 mm | ||
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| PLANT COLLECTION | |||
| Families | |||
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| Species | |||
| Taxa | |||
| Accessions | |||
| Plants | 10 000 | ||
| Notable plants within the collection | |||
| Tallest Acer davidii in the British Isles, largest Amur maple, largest Fagus sylvatica 'Rohanii', Savernake Oak, Tallest Laurel Oak, largest Sorbus umbellata | |||
| Geographical area of specialisation | |||
| Special families within the collections | |||
| Rosaceae, Hamamelidaceae, Aceraceae, Magnoliaceae, Aquifoliaceae | |||
| Special genera within the collections | |||
| Sorbus, Hamamelis, Acer, Magnolia, Ilex, Prunus, Rhododendron, Viburnum, Styrax, Stewartia, Quercus | |||
| Special collections | Sorbus (Aria and Micromeles groups), NCCPG – 30 Taxa. | ||
| Phenological Garden | |||
| Records of living collection | Records kept Computerised | ||
| Record System | National Trust's Woody Plant Catalogue | ||
| Plant-collecting trips | No | ||
| FACILITIES ON SITE | |||
| Herbarium | No | ||
| Library | No | ||
| Research facilities | No | ||
| Publications | No | ||
| Identifications: | Iinternal verification of material | ||
| Teaching and Education: | Primary, secondary, higher, taxonomic and public education | ||
| Interpretation of the material: | Supervised walks | ||
| Friends Organisation: | Yes | ||
| Visitor facilities: | Restaurant, gift shop | ||
| ACCESS TO THE COLLECTIONS | |||
| Public access: | Admission charge | ||
| Visitors per year: | 75 000 | ||
| Public opening hours: | Mon-Sun: Dawn-dusk, all year | ||
| GUIDING PRINCIPLES BEHIND THE COLLECTION | |||