Blog - Conservation

We’re very excited about a plethora of new books on trees, just published in the past few weeks. Every purchase you make helps support the arboretum, so you can expand your library while helping to maintain Westonbirt's world-class tree collection.

Each month we’re going to bring you a profile of one of the UK native tree species being planted in the Silk Wood Community Planting Project – this month is the European pear.

Each month we’re going to bring you a profile of one of the UK native tree species being planted in the Silk Wood Community Planting Project – this month is the common beech.

Celebrating 1st Dursley Scouts’ achievements...

Each month we’re going to bring you a profile of one of the tree species being planted in the Silk Wood Community Planting Project. This month it's the Italian alder...

Getting to grips with grass ID in the Community Woodland...

Read on to find out how mindful photography for improved mental health and wellbeing...

This time last year, we met the first of our planting project species, the large-leaved lime, so to celebrate a year of the Silk Wood Community Planting Project trees, we’re looking at its smaller-leaved relative, the aptly named small-leaved lime.

The secret life of trees goes far beyond what we see on the surface - there’s a hidden network at play, connecting trees and plants in a way that’s nothing short of remarkable: the Wood Wide Web.

Each month we’re going to bring you a profile of one of the tree species being planted in the Silk Wood Community Planting Project. This month it's the Hawthorn...

Read on to find out more about the experience of one of Westonbirt's new Flora Survey Volunteers as they dive into the world of wildflowers and beyond...

Each month we’re going to bring you a profile of one of the tree species being planted in the Silk Wood Community Planting Project. This month it's the Wild cherry...

If you're looking for a little slice of sunshine and a whole lot of buzz, you absolutely must check out the bee-themed treasures at the Westonbirt Shop.

Local community groups, schools and colleges joined forces to help plant 3,400 trees at Westonbirt, The National Arboretum this November to April to reach a total of 6,700 since last year.

The Silk Wood Community Planting Project team were recently joined by Climate Scientists from Forest Research, the research agency of the Forestry Commission, to install a Tree Growth Monitoring Station at the Silk Wood Community Planting Project site.