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Address and contact details | |
Swansea Botanical Complex, Singleton Park, Sketty Road, Swansea SA2 9DU | |
Tel: 01792 297854 | |
Web site: www.swansea.gov.uk/index.cfm?article... | |
Latitude: 51° 36' 35" N | |
Longitude: 03° 58' 38" W | |
Background to the collection | |
Year founded: | 1920's |
Ownership: | City & County of Swansea |
Garden code: | SWAN |
Umbrella organisation: | PlantNetwork, National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens |
Personnel | |
Manager: | Steve Protheroe |
ForemanJeffrey Richards: | |
Education Officer: | Steve Hopkins |
Contact person: | Steve Protheroe |
Total Staff: | 18 |
Total Horticultural Staff: | 16 |
Physical environment | |
Altitude: | < 100m |
Soil type: | Generally acidic |
Aspect: | Coastal |
Total area: | 6 acres (30 hectares = total for 3 sites) |
Area heated: | approx 1,500m² |
Other sites of collection: | Clyne Gardens (Woodland Garden)
Plantasia (Tropical greenhouse) |
Weather records | No records kept |
Wind | |
Direction: | SW |
Rainfall | |
Average annual: | 1,100mm |
Plant collection | |
Families: | 240 |
Genera: | 1310 |
Species: | 3500 |
Taxa: | 6600 |
Accessions: | 9500 |
Notable plants within the collection: | |
6 champion trees | |
Special families within the collections: | |
Ericaceae, Orchidaceae, Geraniaceae, Onagraceae , Begoniaceae | |
Special genera within the collections: | |
Rhododendron, Enkianthus, Pieris, Pelargonium, Fuchsia, Begonia | |
Special collections: | |
Rhododendron (sections Triflora, Falconera), NCCPG collection Pieris, NCCPG collection Enkianthus NCCPG collection | |
Record Keeping: | Manual + Computerised |
Record System: | Access |
Plant-collecting trips: | No |
Facilities on site | |
Herbarium: | No (specimens deposited at National Museum of Wales, Cardiff) |
Library: | No |
Research facilities: | No (collaborative research carried out) |
Publications: | Brochure, Plant trails, Educational leaflets |
Identifications: | Occasionally |
Teaching and Education: | Yes |
Interpretation: | General signage |
Friends Organisation: | Yes |
Visitor facilities: | Plant Sales (Apr - Sept), Refreshments (August only) |
Access to the collections | |
Public access: | Free access to NCCPG collections, other collections by arrangement |
Public opening hours: | Singleton Botanic Gardens: 9.00am - 4.30pm (Sept to Easter) 9.00am - 6.00pm (Easter to July) 9.00am - 8.00pm (August) Clyne Gardens: 24hr access Plantasia: 10.00am - 5.00pm |
Location map | |
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