Wentworth Castle Gardens
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Address Background Personnel Policies Environment Weather Collection Facilities Access Principles Location map
| Address and contact details | |
| Name of Garden: | Wentworth Castle Gardens |
| Lowe Lane, Stainborough, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S75 3ET | |
| Tel: 01226 731269 (Gardens) 01226 776040 (Trust Office) | |
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| Web site: www.wentworthcastle.org | |
| Latitude: 53° 31' 6" N / 53.5241585 | |
| Longitude: 1° 30' 6" W` / -1.5190314 | |
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| Background to the collection | |
| Year founded: | 1715 as Gardens 1978 as Botanical Collection |
| Ownership: | Wentworth Castle and Stainborough Park Heritage Trust |
| Garden code: | WENTW |
| Umbrella organisation: | PlantNetwork, Botanic Gardens Conservation International, National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens |
| i.e. PlantNet, BGCI, NCCPG; ICCP etc. | |
| Personnel | |
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| Heritage Director: | Richard Evans |
| Head Gardener: | Christopher Margrave |
| Contact person: | Christopher Margrave |
| Total Staff: | 10 |
| Total Horticultural Staff: | 5 |
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| Physical environment | |
| Altitude: | 79-180 m |
| Soil type: | Loam, acid, stony |
| Aspect: | East |
| Total area: | 16 ha (Pleasure Grounds) |
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| Weather records | No records kept |
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| Average annual: | 690 mm |
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| Plant collection | |
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| Notable plants within the collection: | |
| Castanea sativa of 400 years old, Araucaria araucana, Sequoiadendron giganteum | |
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| Special genera within the collections: | |
| Rhododendron, Magnolia, Camellia | |
| Special collections: | |
| Rhododendron, NCCPG – 305 Species, 90 (1835-1918) Cultivars. Magnolia, NCCPG – 39 Species. Camellia x williamsii cultivars, NCCPG – 160 Cultivars. | |
| Record Keeping: | Kept since 1989 Computerised |
| Record System: | Access |
| Are phenological records kept? | |
| Plant-collecting trips: | No |
| Facilities on site | |
| Herbarium: | No |
| Library: | Yes, books and specialist publications on the National Collections |
| Research facilities: | No |
| Publications: | Index seminum, garden guide |
| Identifications: | Not Mentioned |
| Teaching and Education: | Primary and public education, potential for vocational training and leisure learning |
| Interpretation: | Supervised garden walks, brochures |
| Friends Organisation: | Yes |
| Visitor facilities: | Gift shop, restaurant, café, plant shop |
| Access to the collections - Who can visit, when etc. | |
| What are the conditions of Access to the collections? | |
| Public access: | Admission charge |
| Visitors per year: | 5,000 |
| Public opening hours: | See website for opening times |
| Guiding principles behind the collection | |
| No formal written principle - for general research, education, conservation and amenity value. | |
| Location map | |
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