Welsh Historic Gardens Trust
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The Welsh Historic Gardens Trust, WHGT
(Ymddiriedolaeth Gerddi Hanesyddol Cymru) is a charitable trust
concerned with the conservation and protection of garden
s and park
s in Wales.
The objectives of the Trust are to:
WHGT is a UK Registered Charity
Number 1023293.
(Ymddiriedolaeth Gerddi Hanesyddol Cymru) is a charitable trust
Charitable trust
A charitable trust is an irrevocable trust established for charitable purposes, and is a more specific term than "charitable organization".-United States:...
concerned with the conservation and protection of garden
Garden
A garden is a planned space, usually outdoors, set aside for the display, cultivation, and enjoyment of plants and other forms of nature. The garden can incorporate both natural and man-made materials. The most common form today is known as a residential garden, but the term garden has...
s and park
Park
A park is a protected area, in its natural or semi-natural state, or planted, and set aside for human recreation and enjoyment, or for the protection of wildlife or natural habitats. It may consist of rocks, soil, water, flora and fauna and grass areas. Many parks are legally protected by...
s in Wales.
The objectives of the Trust are to:
- Raise the profile of parks and garden heritage in Wales which make such a rich and varied contribution to our landscape.
- Promote interest and enjoyment in the beauty and diversity of Welsh parks and gardens including the famous and less well known, large and small, formal and picturesque, to the widest audience possible to ensure their survival for future generations.
- Promote the restoration and conservationHabitat conservationHabitat conservation is a land management practice that seeks to conserve, protect and restore, habitat areas for wild plants and animals, especially conservation reliant species, and prevent their extinction, fragmentation or reduction in range...
of threatened parks and gardens which are of special historic interest in Wales. - Research and document the garden history of Wales, an important element of the historic and cultural identityCultural identityCultural identity is the identity of a group or culture, or of an individual as far as one is influenced by one's belonging to a group or culture. Cultural identity is similar to and has overlaps with, but is not synonymous with, identity politics....
of the Nation.
WHGT is a UK Registered Charity
Charitable organization
A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization . It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization (NPO). It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A...
Number 1023293.