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Address and contact details | |
Lowe Lane, Stainborough, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S75 3ET | |
Tel: 01226 731269 (Gardens) 01226 776040 (Trust Office) | |
Web site: www.wentworthcastle.org | |
Latitude: 53° 31' 6" N | |
Longitude: 1° 30' 6" W` | |
Background to the collection | |
Year founded: | 1715 as Gardens 1978 as Botanical Collection |
Ownership: | Wentworth Castle and Stainborough Park Heritage Trust |
Garden code: | WENTW |
Umbrella organisation: | PlantNetwork, Botanic Gardens Conservation International, National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens |
Personnel | |
Heritage Director: | Richard Evans |
Head Gardener: | Christopher Margrave |
Contact person: | Christopher Margrave |
Total Staff: | 10 |
Total Horticultural Staff: | 5 |
Physical environment | |
Altitude: | 79-180 m |
Soil type: | Loam, acid, stony |
Aspect: | East |
Total area: | 16 ha (Pleasure Grounds) |
Weather records | No records kept |
Rainfall | |
Average annual: | 690 mm |
Plant collection | |
Notable plants within the collection: | |
Castanea sativa of 400 years old, Araucaria araucana, Sequoiadendron giganteum | |
Special genera within the collections: | |
Rhododendron, Magnolia, Camellia | |
Special collections: | |
Rhododendron, NCCPG 305 Species, 90 (1835-1918) Cultivars. Magnolia, NCCPG 39 Species. Camellia x williamsii cultivars, NCCPG 160 Cultivars. | |
Record Keeping: | Kept since 1989 Computerised |
Record System: | Access |
Plant-collecting trips: | No |
Facilities on site | |
Herbarium: | No |
Library: | Yes, books and specialist publications on the National Collections |
Research facilities: | No |
Publications: | Index seminum, garden guide |
Identifications: | Not Mentioned |
Teaching and Education: | Primary and public education, potential for vocational training and leisure learning |
Interpretation: | Supervised garden walks, brochures |
Friends Organisation: | Yes |
Access to the collections | |
Public access: | Admission charge |
Visitors per year: | 5,000 |
Public opening hours: | See website for opening times |
Guiding principles behind the collection | |
No formal written principle - for general research, education, conservation and amenity value. | |
Location map | |
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