In August 1896 the owner of Westonbirt, George Holford, wrote to Mr Thistleton Dyer the director of Kew Gardens.
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Its nearly time for Treefest!
Well, the events team here at Westonbirt are almost certainly too busy to do any more blogs in the run up to Treefest, but the marketing team have just had a chance to go out on site and see everything taking shape ready for this weekend's event.
1000 metres of bunting? must be Treefest!
It's very exciting here now and starting to feel really like a festival.
Is autumn coming early?
Are autumn colours at Westonbirt appearing earlier than normal? That’s the question prompted by stories in last weekend’s media about the effects a drier spring has had on trees.
Treefest: our new-look festival
I hope you enjoy our new-look festival this year. Treefest is the latest incarnation of an event the Forestry Commission has been running at Westonbirt for many years.
I'll never look at a dry stone wall in the same way again
Phew! I've just got back to my desk after a morning's dry stone walling - or an attempt at it.
International Dendrology Society trip – day fourteen
Raef Johnson was awarded a bursary to join a two week trip to Georgia with the International Dendrology Society. Dendrology is the study of the natural history of trees and woody plants.
International Dendrology Society trip – days twelve and thirteen
Raef Johnson was awarded a bursary to join a two week trip to Georgia with the International Dendrology Society. Dendrology is the study of the natural history of trees and woody plants.
There's more to forestry than just trees!
Having to find a week’s work experience at the end of my first year of Sixth Form was a daunting thought, especially with no definite idea of my future career in mind.
International Dendrology Society trip – days ten and eleven
Raef Johnson was awarded a bursary to join a two week trip to Georgia with the International Dendrology Society. Dendrology is the study of the natural history of trees and woody plants.
International Dendrology Society trip – days eight and nine
Raef Johnson was awarded a bursary to join a two week trip to Georgia with the International Dendrology Society. Dendrology is the study of the natural history of trees and woody plants.
A week's worth of invaluable experience
I chose to come to Westonbirt Arboretum as I hoped I would experience a wide range of jobs and gain a better knowledge of the wide world of work.
International Dendrology Society trip – day seven
It was another day of travelling today. We moved from Bakuriani to Batumi, Georgia's second largest city which is situated on the humid Black Sea coast.
International Dendrology Society trip – days five and six
Raef Johnson was awarded a bursary to join a two week trip to Georgia with the International Dendrology Society. Dendrology is the study of the natural history of trees and woody plants.
International Dendrology Society trip – day four
Raef Johnson was awarded a bursary to join a two week trip to Georgia with the International Dendrology Society. Dendrology is the study of the natural history of trees and woody plants.
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