Glenveagh Castle Gardens

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Address and contact details

Glenveagh National Park, Churchill, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, Ireland

Tel: 353 (0)74 37090, (0) 74 37391

Fax: 353 (0)74 37072

Latitude: 52° 02' 0" N

Longitude: 07° 38' 0" W

Background to the collection

Ownership:

Office of Public Works

Umbrella organisation:

Botanic Gardens Conservation International, National Heritage Programme

Personnel

Sean O'Gaoithin

Dr Ciaran O Keeffe (Regional Manager)

Contact person::

Total Staff:

Physical environment

Altitude:

60 m

Soil type:

Peat, acid

Aspect:

North west

Area heated:

254 m²

Weather records

Records kept

Temperature

Average daily:

8.9 °C

Av. monthly max:

12.3 °C

Av. monthly min:

5.6 °C

Absolute maximum:

29.2 °C

Absolute minimum:

-10.0 °C

Wind

Direction:

Southwest

Strength:

Above average

Rainfall

Average annual:

1600 mm

Month of maximum:

December

Month of minimum:

February

Plant collection

Genera:

700

Species:

800

Taxa:

1100

Accessions:

1350

Plants:

2500

Special families within the collections:

Ericaceae

Special genera within the collections:

Rhododendron, Andromeda, Pieris, Nothofagus, Podocarpus, Geranium, Escallonia, Euphorbia, Eucryphia, Olearia

Special collections:

Conifer, CCP – 42 Genera, 55 Species, 55 Taxa, 116 Plants.
Fitzroya, Edin. Univ & CCP
Pieris, Under development
Andromeda, Under development

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)
Ligusticum scoticum Scots Lovage	B		I				RE	VU		Glenveagh germination trials
Trollius europaeus Globeflower	B	W	I				VU	EN		Glenveagh germination trials

Record Keeping:

Kept since 1984
Computerised

Record System:

BG-Recorder

Plant-collecting trips:

International and national
Nepal, China

Facilities on site

Herbarium:

Library:

Research facilities:

Publications:

Garden catalogue (1997), Index seminum (as part of Glasnevin's), Listed in Trees and Shrubs of Ireland

Identifications:

Teaching and Education:

Potential for primary, secondary, higher, taxonomic, and public education

Interpretation:

Supervised garden walks, signs, brochures, guided trails

Friends Organisation:

Visitor facilities:

Restaurant, café

Access to the collections

Public access:

Admission charge

Visitors per year:

90,000

Public opening hours:

Mon-Sun: 10am-6.30pm mid-April to mid-November

Guiding principles behind the collection

The garden exists as one of a group of National Heritage Gardens owned and run by D

Location map

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