
The society for fern enthusiasts
At the time of wrinting (Ferbruary 2026) there are 21 UK based national collections specifically focused on ferns. These include specialist cultivar collections, scientific/research collections and broader horticultural and educational collections:
These include:
Collection
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Collection Type
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Contact
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Location
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County
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Asplenium (Phyllitis) scolopendrium
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1 species, 37 cultivars
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National Trust - Sizergh Castle
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Cumbria
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Asplenium scolopendrium cvs.
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1 species, 109 cultivars
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Alan Croxford
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Gaerwen
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Ynys Môn / Isle of Anglesey
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Asplenium trichomanes cvs.
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2 species, 19 sultivars
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Alan Croxford
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Gaerwen
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Ynys Môn / Isle of Anglesey
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Athyrium filix-femina cvs.
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1 species, 53 cultivars
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Ian Unsworth
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Lancashire
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Athyrium filix-femina spp. & cvs.
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1 species, 61 cultivars
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Mr N Schroder
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Haywards Heath
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West Sussex
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Cystopteris
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11 species, 1 cultivar
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National Trust - Sizergh Castle
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Cumbria
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Dryopteris
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35 species, 43 cultivars
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National Trust - Sizergh Castle
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Cumbria
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Dryopteris
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RHS Garden - Harlow Carr
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Yorkshire
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Dryopteris (hardy cultivars)
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Canonteign Falls
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Devon
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Dryopteris spp. & hybrids
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Mr A C Pigott
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Suffolk
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Ferns (arborescent)
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Glasgow Botanic Gardens
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City of Glasgow
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Ferns (British native & naturalised introductions)
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Reference collection
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Alison Evans
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Edge Hill University
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Lancashire
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Ferns (hardy)
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411 taxa
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Crown Estate Commissioners - Savill & Valley Gardens
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Berkshire
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Ferns (Polypodiopsida) Native Welsh species
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Reference collection
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Treborth Botanic Garden
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Gwynedd
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Matteuccia & Woodwardia
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Picton Castle Gardens
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Pembrokeshire
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Osmunda
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Horticultural collection
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National Trust - Sizergh Castle
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Cumbria
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Platycerium spp.
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Dr Tom Bellamy
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Berkshire
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Polypodium (hardy cultivars)
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Julian Reed
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Kent
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Polypodium (hardy cultivars)
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Helen Picton & Ross Barbour
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Worcestershire
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Polystichum
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Greencombe Garden Trust
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Somerset
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Polystichum (hardy cultivars)
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Canonteign Falls
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Devon
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