Swansea Botanical Complex
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Address Background Personnel Policies Environment Weather Collection Facilities Access Principles Location map
| Address and contact details | |
| Name of Garden: | Swansea Botanical Complex |
| Swansea Botanical Complex, Singleton Park, Sketty Road, Swansea SA2 9DU | |
| Tel: 01792 297854 | |
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| Web site: www.swansea.gov.uk/index.cfm?article... | |
| Latitude: 51° 36' 35" N / 51.6146584 | |
| Longitude: 03° 58' 38" W / -3.9793179 | |
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| Background to the collection | |
| Year founded: | 1920's |
| Ownership: | City & County of Swansea |
| Garden code: | SWAN |
| Umbrella organisation: | PlantNetwork, National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens |
| i.e. PlantNet, BGCI, NCCPG; ICCP etc. | |
| Personnel | |
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| Manager: | Steve Protheroe |
| ForemanJeffrey Richards: | |
| Education Officer: | Steve Hopkins |
| Contact person: | Steve Protheroe |
| Total Staff: | 18 |
| Total Horticultural Staff: | 16 |
| Policies | |
| Accessions: | |
| Collections: | |
| Physical environment | |
| Altitude: | < 100m |
| Soil type: | Generally acidic |
| Aspect: | Coastal |
| Total area: | 6 acres (30 hectares = total for 3 sites) |
| Area heated: | approx 1,500m² |
| Other sites of collection: | Clyne Gardens (Woodland Garden), Plantasia (Tropical greenhouse) |
| Weather records | No records kept |
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| Wind | |
| Direction: | SW |
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| Average annual: | 1,100mm |
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| Plant collection | |
| Families: | 240 |
| Genera: | 1310 |
| Species: | 3500 |
| Taxa: | 6600 |
| Accessions: | 9500 |
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| Notable plants within the collection: | |
| 6 champion trees | |
| Geographical area(s) of specialisation: | |
| Special families within the collections: | |
| Ericaceae, Orchidaceae, Geraniaceae, Onagraceae , Begoniaceae | |
| Special genera within the collections: | |
| Rhododendron, Enkianthus, Pieris, Pelargonium, Fuchsia, Begonia | |
| Special collections: | |
| Rhododendron (sections Triflora, Falconera), NCCPG collection Pieris, NCCPG collection Enkianthus NCCPG collection | |
| Record Keeping: | Manual + Computerised |
| Record System: | Access |
| Are phenological records kept? | |
| Plant-collecting trips: | No |
| Facilities on site | |
| Herbarium: | No (specimens deposited at National Museum of Wales, Cardiff) |
| Library: | No |
| Research facilities: | No (collaborative research carried out) |
| Publications: | Brochure, Plant trails, Educational leaflets |
| Identifications: | Occasionally |
| Teaching and Education: | Yes |
| Interpretation: | General signage |
| Friends Organisation: | Yes |
| Visitor facilities: | Plant Sales (Apr - Sept), Refreshments (August only) |
| Access to the collections - Who can visit, when etc. | |
| What are the conditions of Access to the collections? | |
| Public access: | Free access to NCCPG collections, other collections by arrangement |
| How many visitors do you get a year? | |
| Public opening hours: | Singleton Botanic Gardens: 9.00am - 4.30pm (Sept to Easter) 9.00am - 6.00pm (Easter to July) 9.00am - 8.00pm (August) Clyne Gardens: 24hr access Plantasia: 10.00am - 5.00pm |
| Guiding principles behind the collection | |
| Location map | |
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