Eastnor Castle
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Address Background Personnel Policies Environment Weather Collection Facilities Access Principles Location map
| Address and contact details | |
| Name of Garden: | Eastnor Castle |
| Eastnor, Ledbury, Hereford & Worc, HR8 1RD | |
| Tel: 01531 633160 | |
| Fax: 01531 630130 | |
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| Latitude: 52° 0' 45" N / 52.0314369 | |
| Longitude: 2° 21' 51" W / -2.3950310 | |
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| Background to the collection | |
| Year founded: | |
| Ownership: | Private, Mr James & The Hon. Mrs Hervey-Bathurst |
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| Umbrella organisation: | English Heritage |
| i.e. PlantNet, BGCI, NCCPG; ICCP etc. | |
| Personnel | |
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| Mr James Hervey-Bathurst | |
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| Policies | |
| Accessions: | The planting is based on a restoration plan for the pinetum and deer park approved by English Heritage |
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| Physical environment | |
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| Soil type: | Loam, slightly alkaline to neutral |
| Aspect: | Mixed |
| Total area: | 12 ha |
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| Weather records | No records kept |
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| Direction: | Southwest |
| Strength: | Average |
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| Plant collection | |
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| Plants: | 2000 |
| Notable plants within the collection: | |
| Earliest Cedrus atlantica 'Glauca', tallest Acer lobelii, Picea asperata and Fagus grandifolia. Original introductions of Cedrus atlantica | |
| Geographical area(s) of specialisation: | |
| Middle Europe, Southwestern Europe, Northwestern USA, Northeastern USA | |
| Special families within the collections: | |
| Special genera within the collections: | |
| Cedrus, Pinus, Abies, Picea, Sequoia, Sequoiadendron, Carya | |
| Special collections: | |
| Cedrus, – 75 Plants. Conifers, ICCP – 16 Genera, 31 Species, 31 Taxa, 167 Plants. | |
| Record Keeping: | Kept since 1982 |
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| Are phenological records kept? | |
| Plant-collecting trips: | No |
| Facilities on site | |
| Herbarium: | No |
| Library: | No |
| Research facilities: | No |
| Publications: | No |
| Identifications: | No |
| Teaching and Education: | No |
| Interpretation: | Supervised garden walks |
| Friends Organisation: | No |
| Visitor facilities: | Plant shop, gift shop |
| Access to the collections - Who can visit, when etc. | |
| What are the conditions of Access to the collections? | |
| Public access: | Admission charge |
| How many visitors do you get a year? | |
| Public opening hours: | Mon-Sun: 10am-5pm summer |
| Guiding principles behind the collection | |
| The garden is seen as part of the setting of Eastnor Castle, an important Grade 1 listed building. The policy is to retain and enhance the historic character of that setting while making the pinetum more accessible and interesting to visitors. | |
| Location map | |
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