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Address and contact details | |
Nuneham Courtenay, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX44 9PX | |
Tel: 01865 343501 | |
Fax: 01865 341828 | |
Email: piers.newth@botanic-garden.ox.ac.uk | |
Latitude: 51° 41' 04" N | |
Longitude: 1° 12' 03" W | |
Background to the collection | |
Year founded: | 1835 |
Ownership: | University of Oxford |
Umbrella organisation: | PlantNetwork, National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens |
Personnel | |
Director: | Timothy Walker |
Curator: | Louise Allen |
Assistant Curator: | Piers Newth |
Contact person: | Piers Newth |
Total Staff: | 4 |
Total Horticultural Staff: | 3 |
Policies | |
Accessions: | As part of the University of Oxford Botanic Garden, the Arboretum aims to grow a collection of plants consistent with the fulfilment of its mission. Believing it to be best attained through a diverse collection reflecting the research and teaching programmes of the garden, the collection policy may be summarised as follows. A plant will be grown at the Garden if it is: (i) required for the purposes of academic teaching or research by a member of the University, (ii) of value to the schools and/or public education programme, (iii) in a botanical family or genus not yet represented at the Garden, (iv) a species from a diverse genus that differs greatly from the species (or that genus) already in the collection, (v) representative of a taxon which is part of a special collection at the Garden. |
Physical environment | |
Altitude: | 86 m |
Soil type: | Sand, acid |
Aspect: | Varied |
Total area: | 32 ha |
Other sites of collection: | A satellite of the University of Oxford Botanic Garden
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Plant collection | |
Families: | see: <A href=oxf.htm> Oxford Botanic Gardens </A> for combined totals |
Special genera within the collections: | |
Acer, Camellia, Hamamelis, Magnolia | |
Special collections: | |
Conifers, ICCP 4 Genera, 11 Species, 11 Taxa, 25 Plants. | |
Record Keeping: | Kept since 1965 Computerised |
Record System: | BG-Base |
Plant-collecting trips: | No |
Facilities on site | |
Herbarium: | No |
Library: | No |
Research facilities: | No |
Publications: | Guide book, Index seminum (as part of University of Oxford Botanic Garden) |
Identifications: | No |
Teaching and Education: | Primary, secondary, higher, taxonomic and public education |
Interpretation: | Supervised garden walks, signs, brochures, guided trails |
Friends Organisation: | Yes |
Visitor facilities: | Yes, Toilets, Interpretation and education centre |
Access to the collections | |
Public access: | Admission charge |
Public opening hours: | Mon-Sun: 10am-4.30pm winter, to 5pm April-Nov |
Guiding principles behind the collection | |
The Garden is a part of the University of Oxford Botanic Garden. The mission statement is 'To promote learning and glorify nature' | |
Location map | |
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