St Andrews Botanic Garden

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Address and contact details
The Canongate, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 8RT
Tel: 01334 476452
Fax: 01334 476452
Email: standrews.botanic@fife.gov.uk
Web site: www.st-andrews-botanic.org
Latitude: 56° 20' 02" N / 56.3342590
Longitude: 02° 48' 20" W / -2.8046744
Background to the collection
Year founded:1889 at original site;
1960 relocated to new site
Ownership:University of St. Andrews (managed and funded by Fife Council)
Garden code:STA
Umbrella organisation:PlantNetwork, Botanic Gardens Conservation International, Botanic Gardens Education Network
Personnel
Honorary Curator:Robert Mitchell
Parks Development Officer:Lesley Cunningham
Contact person:Lesley Cunningham
Total Staff:7
Total Horticultural Staff:5
Policies
Accessions:For education, conservation and research.
Collections:Accord with the aims of PlantNetwork. Collections available for research by request.
Physical environment
Altitude:5-20 m
Soil type:Clay
Aspect:North
Total area:7.2 ha
Area heated:2000 m²
Weather records No records kept
Temperature
Absolute maximum:28.3 °C
Absolute minimum:-11.1 °C
Wind
Direction:East and west
Strength:Average
Rainfall
Average annual:725 mm
Plant collection
Families:240
Genera:1300
Species:5600
Taxa:6900
Accessions:9300
Plants:10 300
Geographical area(s) of specialisation:
China, Western South America
Special families within the collections:
Berberidaceae, Caprifoliaceae, Ericaceae, Rosaceae
Special genera within the collections:
Berberis, Lonicera, Rhododendron, Cotoneaster, Sorbus
Special collections:
Berberis,
Sino-Himalayan,
Scottish plants,
Target 8 Species:
TARGET 8 PROJECT TAXON LIST   UK Red Data List 2005SAP lead partnerWELSH Red Data List 2008IRISH Red Data List 1987IRISH Red Data List 2005TARGET 8 PROJECT datasheetGarden(s)
Astragalus danicus
Purple Milk-vetch 		B I EN RE VU T8 Dundee BG
NBG Glasnevin
St.Andrews BG
RBG Logan
Chenopodium bonus-henricus
Good King Henry 		B W VU T8 St.Andrews BG
Corallorhiza trifida
Coralroot Orchid 		B VU T8 St.Andrews BG
Gentianella campestris
Field Gentian 		B W I VU EN prop T8 St.Andrews BG
RBG Edinburgh
RBG Logan
Platanthera bifolia
Lesser Butterfly-orchid 		B W I VU LC T8 St.Andrews BG
RBG Dawyck
Saxifraga hypnoides
Mossy Saxifrage 		B W I VU T8 St.Andrews BG
Record Keeping:Kept since 1889
Computerised
Record System:BG-Base
Phenological records:Weekly record kept since 2007
Plant-collecting trips:No
Facilities on site
Herbarium:Approximately 2000 wild collected and 8000 cultivated specimens
Library:1000 items. Access restricted to Friends and students
Research facilities:General biological laboratories (based at the University)
Publications:Index seminum, Young Persons Guide to the Botanic Garden
Identifications:Undertakes free identifications for the general public. Internal verification of material
Teaching and Education:Primary, higher and public education program run by St Andrews Botanic Education Trust.
Interpretation:Supervised guided walks, display boards, leaflets.
Friends Organisation:Yes
Visitor facilities:Plant shop, gift shop (Summer only)
Access to the collections
Public access:Admission charge
Visitors per year:18,000
Public opening hours:Open daily, all year round
April-Sept 10am-7pm
Oct to March 10 am-4pm.
Guiding principles behind the collection
Promoting a diversity of plants for eductaion and conservation.
  1. To maintain, display and develop significant collections of named living plants and related objects avaialable to all for reference and study.
  2. To welcome and encourage members of the public of all ages to visit the Garden for enjoyment and education about plants and how to grow them.
  3. To provide learning facilities for botanists, horticulturists and the general public, about plants and the environment
  4. To contriibute to botanical networks and research initiatives on plants, their environment, biodiversity and conservation; with particular reference to native flora and the specialist collections of St Andrews Botanic Garden.
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