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Author: Ben Oliver
Getting into the swing of things and happy coincidences...
Posted in: Blog Learning Crafts
This March at Westonbirt Arboretum, renowned artist and sculptor Richard Harris will be creating a sculpture over 10 metres in height to celebrate one of Britain’s oldest trees – the arboretum’s 2000 Year Old Lime located here in Silk Wood.
Big carving is back at Treefest
Treefest is Westonbirt's signature summer event.
Deadly gem rediscovered
For a long time we assumed that all the plants growing along the edge of the Old Arboretum were rhododendrons, but during recent clearance work we rediscovered a calico bush...
A walk into the unknown
We've always known that we have bats at Westonbirt - but we've never really gone out looking for them.
Spring Colour Watch Blog: Sign of the times?
Posted in: Blog Botanical Spring
This year's Spring Colour Watch Blog takes in some of the fascinating stops on the two spring trail routes around the Old Arboretum and Silk Wood, created by Ben Oliver, Westonbirt's Learning and Participation Manager.
Experimenting on a grand scale
Posted in: Blog Tree management Propagation Learning Staff and trustees
Last week saw the start of an exciting new research project that aims to discover new forestry tree species for the future.
Playing around with sticks
We’ve finally stopped planning and started putting in our new play plans for Silk Wood.
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