Welsh Historic Gardens Trust

The Welsh Historic Cardens Trust is a Conservation Charity in Wales.

The Patron is HRH The Prince of Wales

The objectives of the Trust are to:

The Welsh Historic Gardens Trust (WHGT) is a national organisation campaigning to save historic gardens and parks from neglect, indifference, insensitive planning and planting for future generations.

Wales has many outstanding parks and gardens. However, some remain neglected or unrecognised, yet they are as much part of the Welsh heritage as the buildings or towns they were designed to complement.

The WHGT aims to conserve, protect and raise awareness of the heritage landscape and to promote the richness and cultural importance of these sites.

Trust members enjoy a varied and exciting programme of events, including:

Garden visits Lectures and Study Days, Garden surveys, Practical conservation work, Researching the history of local gardens, Monitoring planning applications, Fund raising & publicity, Spreading awareness of the garden heritage of Wales.

Membership is open to anyone interested in the Garden Heritage and Parklands of Wales their Conservation and Protection.

WHGT is a UK Registered Charity Number 1023293.

The Welsh Historic Gardens Trust currently has 10 branches.

Members in Wales belong automatically to their own bounty branch and those across the borders to their nearest branch in Wales but all, wherever they live, are welcome at all Trust events.

1. Brecon and Radnor

2. Carmarthen

3. Ceredigion

The Ceredigion Branch organises one public lecture per year, which is given at the Annual general Meeting in early spring. There are also at least three field excursions to local gardens during the summer months. These may be private gardens not open to the public or private visits to better-known gardens. In every case the visit has a scholarly character, with a talk on the garden history and condition from the owner, where possible, and additional archival research by members of the Branch. Our members include experts in many relevant fields including geology, botany and landscape so we usually all learn a great deal from each other.

4. Clwyd

The Clwyd branch covers NE Wales, including Flintshire, Denbighshire, Wrexham Maelor and Conwy. The branch covers planning issues as far west as the River Conwy. Clwyd branch runs a varied programme which begins in the spring and includes garden visits, talks and a study day. New members are welcome to meet us at any event.

5. Gwynedd

The Gwynedd branch covers North-West Wales west of the River Conwy.

6. Monmouthshire and Gwent

Monmouthshire and Gwent is a recently formed branch of WHGT.

7. Montgomeryshire

8. South and Mid Glamorgan

9. West Glamorgan

10.Pembrokeshire

WHGT publishes a regular newsletter as the "WHGT Bulletin". Branch committees also publish newsletters, books and other publications.

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