Address and contact details |
| Crown Estate Commissioners, Crown Estate Office, The Great Park, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 2HT |
| Tel: 01753 860222 |
| Latitude: 51° 26' 35" N |
| Longitude: 0° 37' 43" W |
Background to the collection |
Ownership: | The Crown Estate |
Umbrella organisation: | PlantNetwork, National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens |
Personnel |
Keeper of the Gardens: | Mark Flanagan |
Head of the Savill Gardens: | Harvey Stephens |
Contact person: | Harvey Stephens |
Total Staff: | 56 |
Policies |
Accessions: | Under development |
Physical environment |
Soil type: | Sand |
Aspect: | Varied |
Total area: | 81 ha |
Area heated: | 300 m² |
Other sites of collection: | The Savill & Valley Gardens are in separate parts in Windsor Great Park
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Weather records | Records kept for Windsor Great Park since 1957 |
Temperature | |
Absolute maximum: | 37 °C |
Absolute minimum: | -15 °C |
Wind | |
Direction: | Southwest |
Strength: | Average |
Rainfall | |
Average annual: | 644 mm |
Plant collection |
Families: | 157 |
Genera: | 643 |
Species: | 3574 |
Taxa: | 12027 |
Accessions: | 15341 |
Geographical area(s) of specialisation: |
| China, Eastern Asia, Northeastern USA |
Special families within the collections: |
| Ericaceae, Fagaceae, Berberidaceae, Pinaceae, Aquifoliaceae, Rosaceae, Aceraceae, Betulaceae, Juglandaceae, Theaceae, Hamamelidaceae, Magnoliaceae, Hydrangeaceae |
Special genera within the collections: |
| Rhododendron, Gaultheria, Camellia, Quercus, Fagus, Pinus, Abies, Picea, Ilex, Sorbus, Acer, Betula, Alnus, Carya, Juglans, Hamamelis, Liquidambar, Magnolia, Hydrangea |
Special collections: |
| Ilex, NCCPG 52 Species, 301 Taxa, 382 Accessions. Mahonia, NCCPG 27 Species, 51 Taxa, 85 Accessions. Pernettya, NCCPG 12 Species, 28 Taxa, 53 Accessions. Pieris, NCCPG 9 Species, 93 Taxa, 315 Accessions. Rhododendron (Glen Dale Azaleas), NCCPG 181 Taxa, 182 Accessions. Magnolia, NCCPG 34 Species, 310 Taxa, 395 Accessions, Rhododendron species, NCCPG 632 Species, 1499 Taxa, 2732 Accessions. |
Record Keeping: | Records kept Computerised |
Record System: | Access |
Plant-collecting trips: | National |
Facilities on site |
Herbarium: | No |
Library: | No |
Research facilities: | No |
Publications: | Garden guidebook (2006) |
Identifications: | Undertakes free identifications for the general public. Internal verification of material |
Teaching and Education: | No |
Interpretation: | Supervised garden walks, signs, brochures, lectures |
Friends Organisation: | Yes |
Visitor facilities: | Recently opened (2006) visitor centre - the Savill Building houses a restaurant, shop, plant centre and lecture room. |
Access to the collections |
Public access: | Admission charge |
Public opening hours: | Mon-Fri: 8am-7pm or dusk |
Guiding principles behind the collection |
| The garden is funded by the Crown Estate Commissioners as one of the amenity attractions of Windsor Great Park. |
Location map |
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