Last updated: 1 November 1999 - this entry is more than a year old, for details on how to update click here
| Address and contact details |
| Frodsham, Cheshire, WA6 6AB |
| Tel: 1928739189 |
| Fax: 1928739189 |
| Latitude: 53° 17' 21" N |
| Longitude: 2° 43' 34" W |
| Background to the collection |
| Ownership: | Pilkington Trust |
| Personnel |
| Mr Ray Williams |
| Pilkington Trust |
| Contact person: | Mr Ray Williams |
| Total Staff: | 2 |
| Physical environment |
| Total area: | 14.1 ha |
| Plant collection |
| Geographical area(s) of specialisation: |
| Southern South America, Spain, Eastern Asia, Taiwan |
| Special families within the collections: |
| Pinaceae, Aceraceae |
| Special genera within the collections: |
| Podocarpus, Prumnopitys, Acer, Abies, Pinus |
| Special collections: |
| Conifer, ICCP – 18 Genera, 32 Species, 34 Taxa, 251 Plants.
Chilean plants, ICCP – 19 Genera, 24 Species, 24 Taxa, 128 Plants. |
| Record Keeping: | Records kept
manual |
| Plant-collecting trips: | No |
| Facilities on site |
| Herbarium: | No |
| Library: | No |
| Research facilities: | No |
| Publications: | No |
| Identifications: | No |
| Teaching and Education: | No |
| Interpretation: | Signs, guided trails |
| Friends Organisation: | No |
| Visitor facilities: | Plant shop |
| Access to the collections |
| Public access: | Admission charge |
| Visitors per year: | 1,000 |
| Public opening hours: | Mon-Sun: 10am-5pm |
| Location map |
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