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Address and contact details |
| Weaver's Cottage, 35 Streetly End, West Wickham, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 6RP |
| Tel: 01223 892399 |
| Email: weaverscottage@tesco.net |
| Latitude: 52° 06' 26" N |
| Longitude: 0° 21' 25" E |
Background to the collection |
Ownership: | Private, Sylvia Norton |
Umbrella organisation: | National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens |
Personnel |
Owner: | Sylvia Norton |
Contact person: | Sylvia Norton |
Total Staff: | 1 |
Physical environment |
Altitude: | 91 m |
Soil type: | Clay, neutral |
Aspect: | Mostly flat |
Total area: | 0.2 ha |
Area heated: | 10 m² |
Plant collection |
Families: | 1 |
Genera: | 1 |
Species: | 80 |
Taxa: | 90 |
Accessions: | 770 |
Plants: | 1000 |
Special families within the collections: |
| Leguminosae |
Special genera within the collections: |
| Lathyrus |
Special collections: |
| Lathyrus, NCCPG 80 Species, 90 Taxa, 500 Accessions, 1000 Plants. |
Record Keeping: | Kept since 1992 |
Plant-collecting trips: | No |
Facilities on site |
Herbarium: | Approximately 40 cultivated specimens |
Library: | No |
Research facilities: | No |
Publications: | NCCPG Lathryus booklet |
Identifications: | Undertakes free identifications for the general public. Internal verification of material |
Teaching and Education: | Public education, potential for taxonomic |
Interpretation: | No |
Friends Organisation: | No |
Visitor facilities: | Plant shop |
Access to the collections |
Public access: | Free to NCCPG members only |
Public opening hours: | Mon-Sun: By appointment only |
Guiding principles behind the collection |
| To collect, secure and research as many species as possible within the genus Lathyrus. |
Location map |
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