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A wash with watercolour

We are delighted to welcome back local artist Carole Ingram to the Great Oak Hall this bank holiday weekend, so if you are visiting the arboretum, please do drop in!...

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Have your say at our AGM

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

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Try your hand at printmaking this Easter

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

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Going out with a bang for the final Treefest...

This August will see us present what will be the last year of Treefest here at Westonbirt.

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A great big THANK YOU!

On Tuesday 26 April 2016, Westonbirt Arboretum hosted an event to celebrate the completion of phase two of the Westonbirt Project and to thank the many people who made it possible.

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Behind the scenes at Enchanted Christmas

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Last night we tested the lights on the Enchanted Christmas illuminated trail. It's looking good and we can't wait to open the gates on 27 November!...

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Last year's award-winning exhibitors are returning - must be Treefest!

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Every year we give awards to a handful of Treefest exhibitors who represent high standards of sustainability, creativity and generally bring something special to Treefest.

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Fiery Focosa pizza at Love Food Festival - must be Treefest!

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Love Food Festival first came to Treefest in 2013 and in 2014 they were given their own avenue on the festival site. It was such a great hit they are now a permanent feature at Treefest.

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Fire-cracker gourmet burgers... must be Treefest!

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Every year when we look for caterers for Treefest, we try to find something that will please all of our festival goers.

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Christmas fundraising - a big thank you!

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Thank you to everyone who bought a raffle ticket, bid on a silent auction lot or who took part in the activities in the Great Oak Hall during Enchanted Christmas.

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NEW! Giant undercover festive area… must be Enchanted Christmas!

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This year we have a (brand new!) giant marquee which will be an undercover area for food, drink, seating and browsing Christmas gifts.

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Handpicked market stalls with Love Food Festival... must be Treefest!

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With their handpicked market stalls of local producers, there will be lots of exciting food to take home with you and some will be cooking and selling some mouth watering food throughout the day for you to eat.

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Treefest

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One of the great joys of Westonbirt is the year-round cycle of work that goes into making the tree collection such a vibrant place.

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A friendly thanks!

The Friends had their first marquee dedicated to Membership at Treefest last month and it was a fantastic success. So we would like to thank all who made it happen and helped out.

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Final Treefest carvings revealed!

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Over the course of the three day Treefest extravaganza we have had three expert carvers working on site to produce magical storytelling chairs for three local schools.

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