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Wakehurst Place is a National Trust property located near Ardingly, West Sussex in the High Weald of southern England comprising a late 16th century country house and a mainly 20th century garden, managed by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. The garden today covers some 2 square kilometres (500 acres) and includes walled and water gardens, woodland and wetland conservation areas.It was largely created by Gerald Loder (later Lord Wakehurst) who purchased the estate in 1903 and spent 33 years developing the gardens. He was succeeded by Sir Henry Price, under whose care the Loder plantings matured, Sir Henry left Wakefield Place to the nation in 1963 and the Royal Botanic Gardens took up a lease from the National Trust in 1965.
The Wellcome Trust Millennium Building, which houses an international seed bank known as the Millennium Seed Bank Project (not National Trust), was opened in 2000. The aim of the Millennium Seed Bank is to collect seeds from all of the UK's native flora and conserve seeds from 25% of the world's flora by 2020, in the hope that this will save species from extinction in the wild
Details if you wish to visit
Address:
Ardingly, Haywards Heath,
RH17 6TN
Telephone: 01444 894066
Click on links below to visit official sites
Off we go for a walk what tree,s will we see what plants will we dicover
The photo,s on this site are all pictures that i have taken myself and although i am
not a professional photographer i do like going out and having fun with my camera
and just thought i would share my efforts with any one who wishes to see them. I
hope you have enjoyed your visit you are welcome back anytime.