Gardens · South East England
Millennium Seed Bank Partnership
In or near Ardingly.
The Millennium Seed Bank Partnership (MSBP or MSB), formerly known as the Millennium Seed Bank Project, is the largest ex situ plant conservation programme in the world, coordinated by the Royal Botan
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Nearest railway station
- Balcombe · 3.6 km
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
The Millennium Seed Bank Partnership is located at postcode RH17 6TN in West Sussex. The nearest railway station is Balcombe, which is 3.6 km away. Entry details are not provided, so please check in advance for accessibility options.
About
The Millennium Seed Bank Partnership (MSBP or MSB), formerly known as the Millennium Seed Bank Project, is the largest ex situ plant conservation programme in the world, coordinated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK. After being awarded a Millennium Commission grant in 1995, the project commenced in 1996, and is now housed in the Wellcome Trust Millennium Building situated in the grounds of Wakehurst Place, West Sussex. Its purpose is to provide an "insurance policy" against the extinction of plants in the wild by storing seeds for future use. The storage facilities consist of large underground frozen vaults preserving the world's largest wild-plant seedbank or collection of seeds from wild species. The project had been started by Dr Peter Thompson and run by Paul Smith after the departure of Roger Smith. Roger Smith was awarded the OBE in 2000 in the Queen's New Year Honours for services to the Project.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Wakehurst & Chiddingly Woods SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: High Weald
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Millennium Seed Bank Partnership (MSBP or MSB), formerly known as the Millennium Seed Bank Project, is the largest ex situ plant conservation programme in the world, coordinated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK. After being awarded a Millennium Commission grant in 1995, the project commenced in 1996, and is now housed in the Wellcome Trust Millennium Building situated in the grounds of Wakehurst Place, West Sussex. Its purpose is to provide an "insurance policy" against the extinction of plants in the wild by storing seeds for future use. The storage facilities consist of large underground frozen vaults preserving the world's largest wild-plant seedbank or collection of seeds from wild species. The project had been started by Dr Peter Thompson and run by Paul Smith after the departure of Roger Smith. Roger Smith was awarded the OBE in 2000 in the Queen's New Year Honours for services to the Project.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 51.0686, -0.0902
- County
- West Sussex
- District
- Mid Sussex
- Parish
- Ardingly
- Postcode
- RH17 6TN
- Parliamentary constituency
- East Grinstead and Uckfield
- Nearest railway station
- Balcombe — 3.6 km
Sources
- wikipedia: Millennium Seed Bank Partnership (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Millennium Seed Bank Partnership?
- Millennium Seed Bank Partnership is in West Sussex, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode RH17 6TN), in the parish of Ardingly.
- What is Millennium Seed Bank Partnership?
- The Millennium Seed Bank Partnership (MSBP or MSB), formerly known as the Millennium Seed Bank Project, is the largest ex situ plant conservation programme in the world, coordinated by the Royal Botan
- How do I get to Millennium Seed Bank Partnership?
- The nearest railway station is Balcombe, about 3.6 km away. Drivers can use postcode RH17 6TN.
- Is Millennium Seed Bank Partnership a protected site?
- Yes — Millennium Seed Bank Partnership is part of the Wakehurst & Chiddingly Woods SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the High Weald National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Millennium Seed Bank Partnership?
- The nearest railway station is Balcombe, about 3.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode RH17 6TN.