Batsford Arboretum The Way Ahead
The Batsford Foundation has within its terms of settlement a remit towards education and conservation. Within this broad framework, the following aims are identifiable.
- Its role will be directed towards education and conservation.
- Its management is based on current arboricultural principles.
In particular the plant collections will be managed to:
- Maintain or improve their integrity or educational value.
- Form comprehensive collections of Japanese Cherries (The Sato-zakura) and Asiatic members of the genus Pinus.
- Maintain and enhance the aesthetic appeal of the arboretum.
- Source plant material having due regard to the arboretum’s history, its links with the orient and the collections created by the 2nd Lord Dulverton. ( Recognising the need to conserve biodiversity, the arboretum will as far as possible obtain plants from known sources.
- Be accurately labelled, recorded onto a database and the information made readily available if required.
It is the aim of the trustees of the arboretum to encourage more people to come and visit this unique heritage throughout the seasons.