Friends of Westonbirt Arboretum

Blog - Visitor experience

Westonbirt Arboretum: A Summer of Fun and Discovery

Westonbirt Arboretum is a great place to visit for summer activities, family fun, and nature lovers. Check out all Westonbirt has to offer this July...

View Full Post

Escape the pavement: Why running in a forest is the ultimate way to improve your health and happiness

Looking to boost your fitness while also getting in touch with nature, forest running might be just what you need.

View Full Post

Running Routes at Westonbirt

Start on your running journey or find inspiration for beating your personal bests at Westonbirt Arboretum...

View Full Post

70 Years, 70 Trees

Rebecca Lockyear is the curator of ‘70 Years 70 Trees Art Exhibition' and has gathered a palette of 14 artists to work together on creating a body of work that celebrates trees.

View Full Post

Fragile with Attitude

‘Fragile with Attitude’ was an art exhibition held in the Great Oak Hall at Westonbirt Arboretum earlier this year. The exhibition was developed as part of the ‘Re-Storying Landscapes for Social Inclusion’ project with the University of Exeter;...

View Full Post

What does Westonbirt mean to you?

As generations visit Westonbirt Arboretum through the years, memories are made. Share your stories of Westonbirt with us...

View Full Post

Taking the helm of the Westonbirt Kitchen

After a rigorous tender process, Bristol-based caterer Fosters Events have been awarded a five-year contract and lease for Westonbirt, The National Arboretum.

View Full Post

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. ...

View Full Post

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!...

View Full Post

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…...

View Full Post

Thanks to your support, look what we've achieved...

With your support via memberships and donations, we have been able to propel some of our projects forward providing engaging experiences for visitors to Westonbirt Arboretum.

View Full Post

Try your hand at printmaking this Easter

Print your own postcard to take home, using letterpress and stamps...

View Full Post

We are more than the trees; we are flowers, butterflies and bees

Yesterday was my second guided walk. A different topic this time and I couldn’t have thought of a better way to spend 2 hours in the sunshine than looking at wildflowers.

View Full Post