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| Address and contact details |
| Durham College of Agriculture & Horticulture, Houghall, Durham, County Durham, DH1 3SG |
| Tel: 0191 3861351 |
| Fax: 0191 3860419 |
| Latitude: 54° 45' 53" N |
| Longitude: 1° 33' 42" W |
| Background to the collection |
| Ownership: | Durham College of Agriculture & Horticulture |
| Umbrella organisation: | National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens |
| Personnel |
| The Principal |
| Contact person: | The Principal |
| Total Staff: | 7 |
| Physical environment |
| Altitude: | 35 m |
| Soil type: | Sand & loam |
| Aspect: | East, mostly flat |
| Weather records | No records kept |
| Temperature | |
| Average daily: | 8.5 °C |
| Av. monthly max: | 19.6 °C |
| Av. monthly min: | 0.2 °C |
| Absolute maximum: | 32.5 °C (1990) |
| Absolute minimum: | -21.6 °C (1982) |
| Wind | |
| Direction: | South & west |
| Strength: | Average |
| Rainfall | |
| Average annual: | 650 mm |
| Month of maximum: | February |
| Month of minimum: | August |
| Plant collection |
| Special families within the collections: |
| Rosaceae, Papaveraceae, Ericaceae |
| Special genera within the collections: |
| Sorbus, Meconopsis, Betula, Erica, Colchicum, Galanthus, Primula, Pinus, Cupressus, Salix, Acer, Viburnum, Crocus, Quercus, Fraxinus, Berberis, Hedera, Tilia |
| Special collections: |
| Sorbus, NCCPG – 39 Taxa.
Meconopsis, NCCPG – 60 Taxa. |
| Record Keeping: | Records kept |
| Plant-collecting trips: | International |
| Facilities on site |
| Herbarium: | No |
| Library: | Yes, all land based subjects. Public access to reference library, 8.30am-8.00pm, weekdays during term time |
| Research facilities: | General biological laboratories, micropropogation |
| Publications: | Publications on: Meconopsis, Snowdrops & expeditions |
| Identifications: | Undertakes identifications for the general public. Internal verification of material |
| Teaching and Education: | Primary, secondary, higher, and public education. Potential for taxonomic |
| Interpretation: | Supervised garden walks, signs, brochures, guided trails |
| Friends Organisation: | Yes |
| Visitor facilities: | Café, plant shop |
| Access to the collections |
| Public access: | Free |
| Public opening hours: | Mon-Sun: 8am-5pm |
| Location map |
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