Tatton Garden Society/The Lovell Quinta Arboretum

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United Kingdom - Cheshire - Knutsford

Institution Code: QUINT

BGCI Member: Yes

The Glebe Lawn
The Glebe Lawn

About the Tatton Garden Society/The Lovell Quinta Arboretum

This wonderful arboretum in Swettenham was created by Sir Bernard Lovell FRS in the mid 1950's after he purchased the property in 1948. In late 2003 it was transferred to the Tatton Garden Society who now own the Arboretum. The Arboretum is home to a colourful range of plants including snowdrops, crocus and daffodils in the Spring. Trees and shrubs add their seasonal attractions from early flowers to berries and autumn colour. To help visitors most of the plants labelled. The Arboretum is maintained to encourage wildlife and increase biodiversity.
Currently we have around 2,500 trees and shrubs, including National Collections of Pine (Pinus) and Ash (Fraxinus) There is also a large collection of Hebe in trial beds planted by the Hebe Society.

Main Address:
Tatton Garden Society/The Lovell Quinta Arboretum
The Old Hay Barn,Mere Estate
Warrington Road
Knutsford
Cheshire WA16 0PY United Kingdom

Telephone: 01565 831981
Fax:
URL: www.tattongardensociety.co.uk
Primary Email: tattongardensociety@hotmail.com

Staff Details

  • Director's Name: David Skidmore
    Curator's Name: Rhoderic Taylor
    Plant Records Officer's Name: Rhoderic Taylor
  • Total Staff:
    Horticultural Staff Number: 1
    Educational Staff Number:
    Research Staff Number:
    Administration Staff Number: 1

About the Garden

  • Institution Type: Private Collection
  • Status
  • Status: Private: No
    Status: State: No
    Status: Educational: Yes
    Status: Municipal: No
    Status: Satellite: No
    Status: Trust: Yes
  • Date founded: 1950
  • Physical Data
  • Landscaped Area: Yes
    Landscaped Area: Size: 11 Hectares
  • Total Area: 11 Hectares
    Latitude: 53.200365
    Longitude: -2.300172
    Altitude: 76.00 Metres
  • Locality: Information
  • Locality: Garden Name: The Lovell Quinta Arboretum
  • Local Address: Swettenham
  • Locality: City: Congleton
  • Locality: State: Cheshire

Features and Facilities

  • Arboretum: Yes
    Arboretum Size: 11
  • Micropropagation/ Tissue Culture Facilities: No
    Seed Bank: No
    Published Plant Catalogue: No
    Computer Plant Record System: Yes
  • Open to public: Yes
    Friends society: Yes
    Retail Outlet: Shop: No
    Retail Outlet: Plant Sales: No
    Disabled access: Yes
  • Number of Visitors: 2400
    Number of Volunteers: 12

Plant Collections

  • Accession Number: 2614
    Cultivation Taxa Num: 817
  • Special Collections:Mainly specimens of trees and shrubs appropriate to planting in Cheshire plus collections of Pinus,Fraxinus and Quercus.

    Also involved with the Endangered Conifer Conservation Programme through RBG Edinburgh.
  • Invasive Species Monitoring: Yes
    Plant Collection Policy: Yes

Conservation Programmes

  • Conservation Programme: Yes
    Medicinal Plant Programme: Yes
    Ex Situ Conservation Programme: No
    Reintroduction Programme: No

Research Programmes

  • Biotechnology: No
    Plant Breeding: No
    Conservation - Biology: No
    Conservation - Genetics: No
    Data Management Systems and Information Technology: No
    Ecology: No
    Ecosystem Conservation: No
    Education: No
    Ethnobotany: No
    Exploration: No
    Floristics: No
    Horticulture: No
    Invasive Species Biology and Control: No
    Molecular Genetics: No
    Pollination Biology: No
    Restoration Ecology: No
    Seed/Spore Biology: No
    Systematics and Taxonomy: No
    Sustainability: No
    Pharmacology: No
    Agriculture: No
    Land Restoration: No
    Urban Environments: No

Education Programmes

  • Visitor/Education Centre: No
    Education Signs in Garden: Yes
    Public Lectures/Talks: Yes
    Education Booklets/Leaflets: No
    Guided Tours: Yes
    Permanent Public Displays: No
    Special Exhibitions: No
    Courses for School Children: No
    Courses for University/College Students: No
    Courses for General Public: Yes
    Education Programme: No