Last updated: 22 November 2022
Address and contact details | |
Royal Victoria Park, Bath, Somerset, BA1 1LZ | |
Tel: 01225 477000 | |
Fax: 01125 480072 | |
Email: lin_pickford@bathnes.gov.uk | |
Web site: bathbotanicalgardens.org | |
Latitude: 51° 22' 49" N | |
Longitude: 02° 21' 33" W | |
Background to the collection | |
Year founded: | 1779 |
Ownership: | Bath & NE Somerset Council |
Garden code: | BHBG |
Umbrella organisation: | National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens |
Personnel | |
Heritage Parks Manager: | Glenn Humphreys |
Contact person: | Glenn Humphreys |
Total Staff: | 4 |
Total Horticultural Staff: | 4 |
Physical environment | |
Altitude: | 30 m |
Soil type: | Marginally alkaline clay (7.5) |
Aspect: | 8 |
Total area: | 2 ha |
Weather records | No records kept |
Rainfall | |
Average annual: | 768 mm |
Plant collection | |
Notable plants within the collection: | |
Tallest Ailanthus altissima in England, 9 other record trees | |
Special genera within the collections: | |
Scilla | |
Special collections: | |
Scilla, NCCPG – Plants in alkaline conditions, | |
Record Keeping: | No records kept |
Plant-collecting trips: | No |
Facilities on site | |
Herbarium: | No |
Library: | No |
Research facilities: | No |
Publications: | No |
Identifications: | No |
Teaching and Education: | Not at present, education centre by 2008 |
Interpretation: | Supervised garden walks, lectures, Guide book, leaflets |
Friends Organisation: | Yes, formed 1993 300 |
Visitor facilities: | By 2008 |
Access to the collections | |
Public access: | Free |
Public opening hours: | Mon-Sun: Dawn-dusk all year |
Guiding principles behind the collection | |
Garden of horticultural and botanical interest rather than a formal Botanic Garden. | |
Location map | |
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