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National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin

Main Address:
National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin
Glasnevin
Dublin
Ireland
Telephone: 353 (0)1 804 0300
Fax: 353 (0)1 836 0080
URL: www.botanicgardens.ie
Primary Email: botanicgardens@opw.ie

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• Staff Details
  • Director's Name: Matthew Jebb
    Curator's Name: Paul Maher
    Plant Records Officer's Name: Elizabeth Brennan
    
  • Total Staff:
    Horticultural Staff Number: 23
    Educational Staff Number: 6
    Research Staff Number: 6
    Administration Staff Number: 13
• About the Garden
  • Institution Type: Botanic Garden
  • Status
  • Status: State: Y
    
  • Date founded: 1795
  • Physical Data
  • Natural Vegetation Area: N
    
  • Landscaped Area: Y
    Landscaped Area: Size: 19 Hectares
    
  • Total Area: 19 Hectares
    Latitude: 53.3788
    Longitude: -6.2437
    Annual Rainfall: 724 mm
    Altitude: 20.00 Metres
    
  • Additional Locations
  • Satellite Garden Names: Kilmacurragh Botanic Gardens, Kilbride, Co. Wicklow
• Features and Facilities
  • Herbarium: Y
    Herbarium: Number of Specimens: 660000
    Arboretum: Y
    Arboretum Size: 10
    
  • Micropropagation/ Tissue Culture Facilities: Y
    Seed Bank: N
    Published Plant Catalogue: Y
    Computer Plant Record System: Y
    
  • Open to public: Y
    Retail Outlet: Shop: Y
    Retail Outlet: Plant Sales: N
    Disabled access: Y
    
  • Number of Visitors: 540000
    
• Plant Collections
  • Cultivation Taxa Num: 17000
    
  • Special Collections:Ericaceae, Saxifragaceae, Cupressaceae, Rosaceae, Pinaceae, Zamiaceae, Aquifoliaceae, Orchidaceae, Geraniaceae, Liliaceae, Taxaceae. Rhododendron, Garrya, Paeonia, Acer, Ilex, Pinus, Begonia, Pelargonium, Salix, Crinum, Arbutus, Potentilla, Quercus, Cycads, Threatened native Irish plants.
  • Invasive Species Policy: Y
    ABS Policy: Y
    Plant Collection Policy: Y
    
• Conservation Programmes
  • Conservation Programme: Y
    Medicinal Plant Programme: N
    Ex Situ Conservation Programme: Y
    Reintroduction Programme: Y
    
• Research Programmes
  • Biotechnology: N
    Plant Breeding: N
    Conservation - Biology: Y
    Conservation - Genetics: Y
    Data Management Systems and Information Technology: Y
    Ecology: Y
    Ecosystem Conservation: Y
    Education: Y
    Ethnobotany: Y
    Exploration: Y
    Floristics: Y
    Invasive Species Biology and Control: Y
    Molecular Genetics: Y
    Pollination Biology: Y
    Restoration Ecology: N
    Seed/Spore Biology: N
    Sustainability: Y
    Pharmacology: N
    Agriculture: N
    Land Restoration: N
    Urban Environments: Y
    
• Education Programmes
  • Visitor/Education Centre: Y
    Education Signs in Garden: Y
    Public Lectures/Talks: Y
    Education Booklets/Leaflets: Y
    Guided Tours: Y
    Permanent Public Displays: Y
    Special Exhibitions: Y
    Courses for School Children: Y
    Courses for University/College Students: N
    Courses for General Public: Y
    Education Programme: Y