Wild Wonder at Westonbirt is a three-day book festival for children and families that celebrates the power of nature and storytelling. Find out more about this year's wonderful event...
Blog - Learning
Woodland Design Workshops Inspires Young People
The Silk Wood Community Planting Project is a great example of how schoolchildren can be involved in the design and management of their local environment. Find out more about the recent forest design workshops...
A month of colour, adventure and discovery
September is a beautiful time to visit Westonbirt Arboretum, as the leaves start to change colour and the air becomes crisp and cool. There are many things to see and do at the arboretum this month...
Protecting Tilia trees: How members are helping to research tree diseases
Tilia trees are an important part of the UK's woodlands and urban forests. Helene Kile is a first-year PhD student at the University of the West of England (UWE) researching the cause of bleeding cankers on Tilia trees. Find out more...
Experience the best of Westonbirt this May
A guide to your perfect day trip to the arboretum this spring...
Small but still mighty!
Within the arboretum, we currently care for over 100 threatened tree species and the latest edition of ‘The Little Book of Disappearing Trees’ introduces some of the endangered trees we look after.
Unveiling the new Community Shelter
After years of planning, and thanks to members and funders for giving this project a chance to come to life, the brand-new Community Shelter has been unveiled at Westonbirt, The National Arboretum.
Westonbirt Unseen
Sensory experiences of the 'picturesque' at Westonbirt...
Community Shelter update - Jan 2022
The build phase has started and we're thrilled to share some of the details with you...
Take a sneak peek...
It’s finally March, and the end of what must be the wettest winter most of us can remember!...
7 things you didn't know about bio-security
Read our introduction to some interesting things about bio-security you may not know...
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!...
A day in the life of a student arborist
Once again our student arborist placement is well under way, and this year we’ve been thrilled to receive the generous support from two funders, the Finnis Scott Foundation and the Ernest Cook Trust.
Case Study for National Youth Work Week 2015 #YWW15
How young people have helped shape the HLF Community Youth activities at Westonbirt, The National Arboretum...
Testing! Testing!
Come to Westonbirt on the 8th and 9th of April and you can help us to user test our brand new app!...
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