Earlier this month, National Heritage Lottery Fund announced that Westonbirt would be among 433 organisations in England who will receive a share of £67 million from the Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage.
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A Royal Visit
The Duchess of Cornwall Visits Westonbirt Arboretum...
Meet the Artists participating in the Art Bridge Emergents Project
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Thanks to funding from Arts Council England, Forestry England have teamed up with local charity Art Shape on their Art Bridge Emergents project.
Maples turning red
Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) has today published The Red List of Acer: revised and extended giving the conservation status of all 158 maple or Acer species.
Teaming up to Protect Trees for Future Generations
We are rapidly approaching our favourite time of year when our trees are at their most vibrant and colourful but ensuring that these magnificent plants continue for future generations to enjoy is a mammoth task.
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...
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We know, we know… Christmas seems to start earlier every year, but for those of you who like to plan ahead we thought we’d give a sneak peek at what we have planned for Enchanted Christmas this year…...
Art at the arboretum
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Westonbirt is the inspiration for up-and-coming artists. Recently Forestry England teamed up with local charity Art Shape on a new project using art to connect more people to trees and nature.
The results are in…
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Two weeks ago we asked you to help us choose a cultivar name for our new Magnolia hybrid, Magnolia sprengeri × campbellii. And the results are now in!...
Name our new Magnolia
Be part of this exciting opportunity to name a magnolia tree at Westonbirt.
Memories from World War Two
As we celebrate 75 years since VE Day, we’ve taken a look back at Westonbirt Arboretum during World War Two… rumour has it the arboretum made the perfect hiding place!...
Who run the world? Girls!
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Sunday 8 March marks International Women’s Day, an important day for us to celebrate the social, economic, cultural (and in our case arboricultural!) achievements of women!...
Take a sneak peek...
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It’s finally March, and the end of what must be the wettest winter most of us can remember!...
5 ideas to keep the kids entertained this half-term
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If you’re looking for inspiration on how to keep the kids entertained, the team here at Westonbirt are here to help!...
Our place in a changing world
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A 10-year vision for Westonbirt, The National Arboretum...
An alien has landed in Silk Wood
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For the very first time in history, we can confirm that an alien has crash-landed into the National Arboretum!...
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