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Address and contact details | |
Hascombe Road, Godalming, Surrey, GU8 4AD | |
Tel: 01483 208477 | |
Web site: www.nationaltrust.org.uk | |
Latitude: 51° 9' 8" N | |
Longitude: 0° 34' 7" W | |
Background to the collection | |
Year founded: | 1938 |
Ownership: | The National Trust |
Garden code: | WINKW |
Umbrella organisation: | National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens, The National Trust |
Personnel | |
Head Gardener: | Rob Tyler |
Contact person: | Rob Tyler |
Total Staff: | 5 |
Total Horticultural Staff: | 3 |
Policies | |
Accessions: | As for The National Trust. |
Collections: | As for The National Trust. |
Physical environment | |
Altitude: | 98-153 m |
Soil type: | Sand, acid |
Aspect: | Varied |
Total area: | 49 ha |
Weather records | No records kept |
Rainfall | |
Average annual: | 721 mm |
Plant collection | |
Plants: | 10 000 |
Notable plants within the collection: | |
Tallest Acer davidii in the British Isles, largest Amur maple, largest Fagus sylvatica 'Rohanii', Savernake Oak, Tallest Laurel Oak, largest Sorbus umbellata | |
Special families within the collections: | |
Rosaceae, Hamamelidaceae, Aceraceae, Magnoliaceae, Aquifoliaceae | |
Special genera within the collections: | |
Sorbus, Hamamelis, Acer, Magnolia, Ilex, Prunus, Rhododendron, Viburnum, Styrax, Stewartia, Quercus | |
Special collections: | |
Sorbus (Aria and Micromeles groups), NCCPG 30 Taxa. | |
Record Keeping: | Records kept Computerised |
Record System: | National Trust's Woody Plant Catalogue |
Plant-collecting trips: | No |
Facilities on site | |
Herbarium: | No |
Library: | No |
Research facilities: | No |
Publications: | No |
Identifications: | Iinternal verification of material |
Teaching and Education: | Primary, secondary, higher, taxonomic and public education |
Interpretation: | Supervised walks |
Friends Organisation: | Yes |
Visitor facilities: | Restaurant, gift shop |
Access to the collections | |
Public access: | Admission charge |
Visitors per year: | 75,000 |
Public opening hours: | Mon-Sun: Dawn-dusk, all year |
Location map | |
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