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Hidden voices: Two visits – one crazy, one productive

‘Hidden Voices’ is an inspiring project being run by that participation and learning team at Westonbirt, The National Arboretum, engaging community groups in environmental issues.

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June - what a month to look forward to!

Posted in: Blog Events

We in the Marketing Department have been taking stock of everything that is forthcoming in June, and it looks pretty exciting.

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Spring Colour Watch Blog: bright is beautiful

Posted in: Blog Botanical Spring

Take a look back over the previous twelve weeks of this year’s Spring Colour Watch Blog, and you’ll see a succession of bold colours.

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A walk into the unknown

Posted in: Blog Wildlife

We've always known that we have bats at Westonbirt - but we've never really gone out looking for them.

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Spring Colour Watch Blog: maple colours to challenge autumn!

Posted in: Blog Botanical Spring

The current red and pink leaves of some of Westonbirt’s Japanese maples tease of autumn colour – but the sea of bluebells underneath reminds us that it is spring.

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Spring Colour Watch Blog: glorious trees

Posted in: Blog Botanical Spring

Spring colour is abundant amongst the tree collection at the moment.

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Hidden Voices: three very different first visits

‘Hidden Voices’ is an inspiring project being run by that participation and learning team at Westonbirt, The National Arboretum, engaging community groups in environmental issues.

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Hidden Voices: forms for all

‘Hidden Voices’ is an inspiring project being run by that participation and learning team at Westonbirt, The National Arboretum, engaging community groups in environmental issues.

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Spring Colour Watch Blog: rhododendrons with stories to tell

Posted in: Blog Botanical Spring

This week we have really been able to start to revel in the heritage of some of Westonbirt biggest and brightest spring blooms, the rhododendrons. All of the pictures in the blog were taken this week, from 30 April onwards.

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Spring Colour Watch Blog: scented and spiky

Posted in: Blog Botanical Spring

This week the Old Arboretum offers some spiky spring specimens, lovely scented blooms and some historic rhododendrons which are getting a little bigger than the arboretum's creators intended.

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Spring Colour Watch Blog: such a lot of spring!

Posted in: Blog Botanical Spring

There has been rather a lot going on as far as spring colour watching goes this week. Here are two takes from two members of the Forestry Commission team at Westonbirt on the best of what our 240 hectares have to offer right now…...

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Historic Inspiration

Many of you who have visited the arboretum recently will have noticed that we have installed a new metal estate fence and gates along the main entrance drive into the arboretum, replacing the wooden fence and gates.

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Before there were bees

Posted in: Blog Events Learning

This Easter, Westonbirt’s learning and participation team have created two great family events, with an Easter Challenge (3 – 6 April) and an exploration of Jurassic Plants (10 – 12 April) on offer for families.

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Riverside dining

Posted in: Blog Events Learning

This Easter, Westonbirt’s learning and participation team have created two great family events, with an Easter Challenge (3 – 6 April) and an exploration of Jurassic Plants (10 – 12 April) on offer for families.

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Spring Colour Watch Blog: Bluebells!

Posted in: Blog Botanical Spring

Bluebells are the spring buzzword of the moment – and they are out now in Silk Wood!...

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