Last updated: 22 November 2022
| Address and contact details |
| Eastnor, Ledbury, Hereford & Worc, HR8 1RD |
| Tel: 01531 633160 |
| Fax: 01531 630130 |
| Latitude: 52° 0' 45" N |
| Longitude: 2° 21' 51" W |
| Background to the collection |
| Ownership: | Private, Mr James & The Hon. Mrs Hervey-Bathurst |
| Umbrella organisation: | English Heritage |
| Personnel |
| Mr James Hervey-Bathurst |
| Contact person:: | |
| Policies |
| Accessions: | The planting is based on a restoration plan for the pinetum and deer park approved by English Heritage |
| Physical environment |
| Soil type: | Loam, slightly alkaline to neutral |
| Aspect: | Mixed |
| Total area: | 12 ha |
| Weather records | No records kept |
| Wind | |
| Direction: | Southwest |
| Strength: | Average |
| Plant collection |
| Plants: | 2000 |
| Notable plants within the collection: |
| Earliest Cedrus atlantica 'Glauca', tallest Acer lobelii, Picea asperata and Fagus grandifolia. Original introductions of Cedrus atlantica |
| Geographical area(s) of specialisation: |
| Middle Europe, Southwestern Europe, Northwestern USA, Northeastern USA |
| Special genera within the collections: |
| Cedrus, Pinus, Abies, Picea, Sequoia, Sequoiadendron, Carya |
| Special collections: |
| Cedrus, – 75 Plants.
Conifers, ICCP – 16 Genera, 31 Species, 31 Taxa, 167 Plants. |
| Record Keeping: | Kept since 1982 |
| Plant-collecting trips: | No |
| Facilities on site |
| Herbarium: | No |
| Library: | No |
| Research facilities: | No |
| Publications: | No |
| Identifications: | No |
| Teaching and Education: | No |
| Interpretation: | Supervised garden walks |
| Friends Organisation: | No |
| Visitor facilities: | Plant shop, gift shop |
| Access to the collections |
| Public access: | Admission charge |
| Public opening hours: | Mon-Sun: 10am-5pm summer |
| Guiding principles behind the collection |
| The garden is seen as part of the setting of Eastnor Castle, an important Grade 1 listed building. The policy is to retain and enhance the historic character of that setting while making the pinetum more accessible and interesting to visitors. |
| Location map |
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