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| Address and contact details | |
| Name of Garden: | West Dean Gardens & Arboretum |
| West Dean Gardens, West Dean, Chichester, West Sussex, PO18 0QZ | |
| Tel: +44 (0)1243 818210 | |
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| Email: enquiries@westdean.org.uk | |
| Web site: http://www.westdean.org.uk/Garden/Home.a... | |
| Latitude: 50.9064 | |
| Longitude: -0.7752 | |
| (mapquest.com provides an excellent way of checking how accurate your co-ordinates are) | |
| Background to the collection | |
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| Ownership: | Edward James Foundation |
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| Gardens Manager: | Jim Buckland and Gardens Supervisor |
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| Total area: | 90 acres |
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| Special collections: (i.e. ICCP International Conifer Conservation Programme; IPGRI International Plant Genetic Resources Institute; NCCPG National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens; SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest) | |
| Special collection 1: For each collection please give Nos. of Genera, species, taxa, accessions & plants. Also any official status. | |
| Special collection 2: Please add a row for each collection. | |
| Record Keeping: | Manual / Computerised? |
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| Does your garden conduct Plant-collecting trips? Are they Local, National or International? | |
| FACILITIES and SERVICES provided | |
| Do you have a Herbarium? | |
| Do you have a Library? | |
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| Do you identify plant material for the General Public? Internal Identification only? | |
| Do you have a Teaching and/or Education programme? | |
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| Do you have a Friends Organisation? If Yes, what is the current membership? | (Yes / No) |
| Visitor facilities: | Gift shop, restaurant, café, plant shop |
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| Do you charge an entry fee? | |
| How many visitors do you get a year? | |
| Public opening hours: | Public opening hours: Mon-Fri: Sat: Sun: |
| Guiding principles behind the collection | |
| Location map | |
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