Dawyck Botanic Garden

Date posted: November 1, 1999

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Address and contact details
Name of Garden:	Dawyck Botanic Garden
	Stobo, Peebleshire, EH45 9JU
	Tel: 01721 760254
	Fax: 01721 760214
	Email: dawyck@rbge.org.uk
	Web site: www.rbge.org.uk/rbge/web/visiting/dbg.js...
	Latitude: 55° 36' 4" N
	Longitude: 3° 20' 57" W
	(mapquest.com provides an excellent way of checking how accurate your co-ordinates are)
Background to the collection
Year founded:	1978
Ownership:	Trustees of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Garden code:
Umbrella organisation:	PlantNetwork, Botanic Gardens Conservation International
i.e. PlantNet, BGCI, NCCPG; ICCP etc.
Personnel
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Director:	Professor Steven Blackmore
Curator:	Graham Stewart
Contact person:	Graham Stewart
Total Staff:	9
Total Horticultural Staff:	5
Policies
Accessions:	As for the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Collections:	As for the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Physical environment
Altitude:	180-260 m
Soil type:	Acid
Aspect:	North
Total area:	25 ha
Area heated:
Other sites of collection:	Younger (Benmore) Botanic Garden Logan Botanic Garden Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Weather records	Records are kept
Temperature
Average daily:	8.4 °C
Av. monthly max:	12.4 °C
Av. monthly min:	4.2 °C
Absolute maximum:	29.8 °C (7/2006)
Absolute minimum:	-19.2 °C (1995)
Wind
Direction:	West and east
Strength:	Average to Fierce
Rainfall
Average annual:	1063.1 mm
Month of maximum:	January
Month of minimum:	August
Plant collection
Families:	83
Genera:	199
Species:	985
Taxa:	1201
Accessions:	2157
Plants:	3,733
Notable plants within the collection:
	13 Champion trees
Geographical area(s) of specialisation:
	Western Asia, China, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Western Canada, Northwestern USA
Special families within the collections:
	Pinaceae, Rosaceae, Berberidaceae, Aceraceae, Betulaceae, Oleaceae, Fagaceae, Tiliaceae, Ericaceae
Special genera within the collections:
	Abies, Picea, Pinus, Larix, Tsuga, Sorbus, Cotoneaster, Spiraea, Berberis, Acer, Betula, Fraxinus, Rhododendron, Metasequoia, Juniperus
Special collections:
	Sorbus - 68 Species, 76 Taxa, 130 Accessions, 186 Plants Cotoneaster, - 72 Species, 84 Taxa, 133 Accessions, 288 plants. Spiraea, - 29 Species, 33 Taxa, 54 Accessions, 151 Plants. Berberis - 54 Species, 70 Taxa, 99 Accessions, 250 Plants. Acer - 36 Species, 42 Taxa, 74 Accessions, 102 Plants. Betula - 24 Species, 32 Taxa, 73 Accessions, 174 Plants Fraxinus - 14 Species, 16 Taxa, 23 Accessions, 45 Plants Rhododendron - 108 Species, 169 Taxa, 334 Accessions, 597 Plants (28% of Living Accessions). Viburnum - 16 Species, 18 Taxa, 29 Accessions, 61 Plants Abies - 32 Species, 39 Taxa, 103 Accessions, 172 Plants. Picea - 27 Species, 33 Taxa, 94 Accessions, 155 Plants. Pinus - 23 Species, 29 Taxa, 52 Accessions, 137 Plants Larix - 12 Species, 13 taxa, 24 accessions, 55 Plants Juniperus - 10 Species, 16 taxa, 64 Accessions, 124 plants Metasequoia - 1 Species, 1 taxa, 23 accessions, 26 plants Tsuga - 8 Species, 8 taxa, 27 accessions, 46 plants Conifers, ICCP Cryptogamic reserve
Target 8 Species:
TARGET 8 PROJECT TAXON LIST       UK Red Data List 2005 SAP lead partner WELSH Red Data List 2008 IRISH Red Data List 1987 IRISH Red Data List 2005 TARGET 8 PROJECT datasheet Garden(s) Campanula rapunculus Rampion Bellflower B W EN RE T8 RBG Dawyck Crepis mollis Northern Hawk's-beard B W EN RE T8 RBG Dawyck Dactylorhiza viridis Frog Orchid B W VU EN T8 RBG Dawyck RBG Logan Platanthera bifolia Lesser Butterfly-orchid B W I VU LC T8 St.Andrews BG RBG Dawyck Polystichum lonchitis Holly-fern B W I VU RE VU T8 RBG Dawyck Pseudorchis albida Small-white Orchid B W I VU CR VU EN T8 RBG Dawyck Pyrola media Intermediate Wintergreen B I VU RE VU T8 RBG Dawyck Salix lapponum Downy Willow B VU T8 Dundee BG RBG Dawyck Ness Chester Zoo Sorbus arranensis B VU T8 RBG Benmore RBG Dawyck Sorbus pseudofennica Arran Service-tree B VU T8 RBG Benmore RBG Dawyck
Record Keeping:	Kept since 1978 Computerised
Record System:	BG-Base
Are phenological records kept?
Plant-collecting trips:	International and national China, Japan, Nepal
Facilities on site
Herbarium:	At the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Library:	At the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh,
Research facilities:	At the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Publications:	Garden catalogue, garden guide. Other publications: See Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Identifications:	Undertakes free identifications for the general public. Internal verification of material
Teaching and Education:	Primary, secondary, taxonomic, public education, special courses
Interpretation:	Supervised garden walks, brochures, guided trails
Friends Organisation:	Yes
Visitor facilities:	Café, plant shop, book shop, gift shop, Visitor Centre
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:	30,000
Public opening hours:	Mon-Sun: 10am-4pm Feb-Nov; to 6pm Apr-Sept; to 5pm Mar and Oct.
Guiding principles behind the collection
	To document, display and scientifically interpret global plant and fungal diversity, thereby enhancing our knowledge of plant biology, evolution, conservation, habitats and sustainable utilisation for the long-term benefit of humanity.
Location map

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