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Author: Ben Oliver

No, they're not in wonky...

No, they're not in wonky...

Posted in: Blog The Westonbirt Project

The weather hasn't blown them over; your eyes don't need adjusting!...

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Getting into the swing of things and happy coincidences...

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.

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Big carving is back at Treefest

Big carving is back at Treefest

Posted in: Blog Events

Treefest is Westonbirt's signature summer event.

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Deadly gem rediscovered

Deadly gem rediscovered

Posted in: Blog Botanical

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...

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A walk into the unknown

A walk into the unknown

Posted in: Blog Wildlife

We've always known that we have bats at Westonbirt - but we've never really gone out looking for them.

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Spring Colour Watch Blog: Sign of the times?

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.

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Experimenting on a grand scale

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.

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Playing around with sticks

Playing around with sticks

Posted in: Blog Learning

We’ve finally stopped planning and started putting in our new play plans for Silk Wood.

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