Discover the natural wonder and adventure this April at Westonbirt with enchanting cherry blossoms, interactive walks, free family-friendly activities, and more. Join us and immerse yourself in the beauty of spring!...
Blog - Landscape
New Silk Wood Project Manager
In January 2023, we welcomed Oscar Adams to Westonbirt Arboretum as the new Silk Wood Project Manager. We caught up with Oscar to find out more about him, his role and the future of Silk Wood...
Grazing on The Downs
How do the cows help out the flora and fauna at Westonbirt? Read our blog to find out...
A new partnership with the University of the West of England
We've part-fund a PhD student in collaboration with Westonbirt Arboretum over the next three years to study the risks to Limes.
Westonbirt Unseen
Sensory experiences of the 'picturesque' at Westonbirt...
Mowing season
Mowing is one of those tasks, you either love it or hate it. From manicured lawns to wild jungle-like gardens, they all take time to manage. Read on to find out more about how the Tree Team manages Westonbirt's grass...
Planting 2021 – A selection of Plants
This year the tree team are planting 125 trees and we want to share a few highlights and the reasons these trees have been chosen to form part of the landscape at Westonbirt.
What did Wynter bring back from Chile?
An expedition around the world with Sir Francis Drake brought Winter's bark into the limelight.
The arboretum is very quiet, but looking great
All things yellow at Westonbirt...
7 things you didn't know about bio-security
Read our introduction to some interesting things about bio-security you may not know...
Expert's guide to Westonbirt wildflowers
Read our volunteer expert's overview of our Wildflower Walks as we approach the last guided walk of the year. ...
Quest complete!
Westonbirt’s mission is ‘to connect people with trees; to improve quality of life’, and we like to try different ways of doing this!...
Discovering Westonbirt's past
If you’ve visited Westonbirt over the past month, you’ll have noticed that our usual seasonal trail has taken on a personal twist…...
Our visit to Bedgebury Pinetum
In July, Westonbirt’s Tree Team set off on a cross county journey to visit the Tree Team at Westonbirt’s sister site; Bedgebury Pinetum.
Veteran Tree Fencing
Over the coming months you will see that we are taking steps to protect some of our valuable parkland trees on the Downs, in particular old veterans, but younger trees planted for the future as well.
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