Blog

Summer is here and it’s time to enjoy longer days out and about in our glorious countryside. After the abundance of new life in spring, the summer brings a sense of tranquillity and rhythm as plants and animals enjoy the warmer months.

Penny Jones, our Propagator at Westonbirt, provides an update on an exciting new season of planting for the arboretum.

In the last edition of the magazine Penny talked us through seed selection, collection and germination at Westonbirt.

Find out why a member of the heather family, the Enkianthus, is our Dendrologist's Tree of the Month for May...

Join us on Saturday 12 May for our AGM, with a great talk from Westonbirt arborist Andy Bryce on invigorating roots...

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.

Find out why winter hazels are our Dendrologist's tree of the month...

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

Westonbirt Arboretum has recently produced a book based on their experiences of running wellbeing and community engagement activities. Karen Price, Community Youth Officer, explains more.

Find out what Steve Blore has been up to at Westonbirt...

Find out why the Canary Islands Juniper is our Dendrologist's Tree of the Month for March...

Bright mornings, longer days and the singing of the morning chorus are a sure sign that spring is well and truly on the way! It’s nature’s show-time and the arboretum is full of the colours, sounds and energy of new life.

Today, many of the world’s trees are in danger of disappearing altogether! Here at Westonbirt, we work hard to ensure that trees are protected and preserved for future generations.

Penny Jones is the Propagator at Westonbirt. Her knowledge, understanding and passion for seed propagation has produced hundreds of healthy saplings, which are planted at the arboretum.

You may have noticed that we have played host to a group of Gloucester cattle. They have brown-black bodies with a white stripe along their back and white tails and underbellies.