Blog - Staff and trustees

The Friends of Westonbirt Arboretum’s Head of Fundraising, Louise Bird, and the Forestry Commission’s communications team at Westonbirt, Katrina Podlewska and Gina Mills, are currently in the USA, visiting their counterparts at arboretums...

I've been really looking forward to starting work at Westonbirt and this first week has certainly lived up to expectations.

Isn't it funny how normally familiar surroundings can appear very different throughout the seasons...

On this, ‘Blue Monday’, the day that’s supposed to be the most depressing of the year, the Forestry Commission's National Arboretum at Westonbirt is supporting the RHS campaign ‘Office culture versus horticulture’.

In the summer edition of The Westonbirt Magazine, Richard Townsend, Operations Supervisor on Westonbirt's Tree Team, describes his day job, other loves and an astonishing athletic feat.

Last week saw the start of an exciting new research project that aims to discover new forestry tree species for the future.

It’s not often you get the chance to draw attention to the wonderful work that your colleagues do!...

The last four weeks have flown by and the final BBC Autumnwatch Live show will be broadcast from Westonbirt Arboretum this Friday, 28th October.

With two great BBC Autumnwatch Live shows completed from the Great Oak Hall at Westonbirt Arboretum, and the Autumnwatch team onsite to get ready for another packed programme tonight.

The Membership Team (Bev and Kelly) would like to thank all those who have commented on our inclusion in the last Westonbirt Magazine.

Westonbirt Arboretum’s Director, Simon Toomer, and Superintendent, Mark Ballard, are currently in Japan for two weeks to collect seed from the wild.

Westonbirt Arboretum’s Director, Simon Toomer, and Superintendent, Mark Ballard, are currently in Japan for two weeks to collect seed from the wild.

Westonbirt Arboretum’s Director, Simon Toomer, and Superintendent, Mark Ballard, are currently in Japan for two weeks to collect seed from the wild.

Westonbirt Arboretum’s Director, Simon Toomer, and Superintendent, Mark Ballard, are currently in Japan for two weeks to collect seed from the wild.

Hugh Angus leaves the Forestry Commission and Westonbirt, The National Arboretum after 24 years this September.