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| Address and contact details | |
| Name of Garden: | Winkworth Arboretum |
| Hascombe Road, Godalming, Surrey, GU8 4AD | |
| Tel: 01483 208477 | |
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| Web site: www.nationaltrust.org.uk | |
| Latitude: 51° 9' 8" N | |
| Longitude: 0° 34' 7" W | |
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| 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 |
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| Personnel | |
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| 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 |
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| Weather records | No records kept |
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| Average annual: | 721 mm |
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| Plant collection | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 |
| Are phenological records kept? | |
| 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 - Who can visit, when etc. | |
| What are the conditions of Access to the collections? | |
| Public access: | Admission charge |
| Visitors per year: | 75,000 |
| Public opening hours: | Mon-Sun: Dawn-dusk, all year |
| Guiding principles behind the collection | |
| Location map | |
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