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Address and contact details |
| c/o Paradise Park, Avis Road, Newhaven, East Sussex, BN9 ODH |
| Tel: 01273 512123 |
| Fax: 01273 616005 |
| Email: paradise@fastnet.co.uk |
| Latitude: 50° 48' 11" N |
| Longitude: 00° 03' 11" E |
Background to the collection |
Year founded: | 1997 |
Ownership: | Newhaven Botanic Garden |
Garden code: | NEWHN |
Umbrella organisation: | Botanic Gardens Conservation International |
Personnel |
| Gary Jones |
| Jonathan Tate |
Contact person: | Gary Jones |
Total Staff: | 4 |
Physical environment |
Altitude: | 0 m |
Area heated: | 1300 m² |
Plant collection |
Families: | 110 |
Genera: | 460 |
Species: | 4800 |
Plants: | 5000 |
Geographical area(s) of specialisation: |
| Southern Africa, Australia, New Zealand, North and Central Mexico, Northern South America, Western South America, Brazil, Southern South America |
Special families within the collections: |
| Cactaceae, Mesembryanthemaceae, Aloaceae |
Special genera within the collections: |
| Mammillaria, Gymnocalycium, Conophytum, Aloe, Haworthia |
Record Keeping: | Records kept Computerised |
Record System: | BG-Recorder |
Plant-collecting trips: | No |
Facilities on site |
Herbarium: | No |
Library: | No |
Research facilities: | No |
Publications: | No |
Identifications: | Undertakes free identifications for the general public. Internal verification of material |
Teaching and Education: | Primary, secondary, potential for higher, taxonomic and public education |
Interpretation: | Supervised garden walks, signs, brochures |
Friends Organisation: | No |
Visitor facilities: | Restaurant, plant shop, book shop, gift shop |
Access to the collections |
Public access: | Admission charge |
Visitors per year: | 80,000 |
Public opening hours: | Mon-Sun: 10am-5.30pm |
Guiding principles behind the collection |
| To act as a protective garden for the world's flora and to create greater interest and awareness within schools and the general public for the need for such collections to exist as a means of conservation. |
Location map |
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