Blog - Landscape

Sensory experiences of the 'picturesque' at Westonbirt...

Mowing is one of those tasks, you either love it or hate it. From manicured lawns to wild jungle-like gardens, they all take time to manage. Read on to find out more about how the Tree Team manages Westonbirt's grass...

This year the tree team are planting 125 trees and we want to share a few highlights and the reasons these trees have been chosen to form part of the landscape at Westonbirt.

An expedition around the world with Sir Francis Drake brought Winter's bark into the limelight.

All things yellow at Westonbirt...

Read our introduction to some interesting things about bio-security you may not know...

Read our volunteer expert's overview of our Wildflower Walks as we approach the last guided walk of the year. ...

Westonbirt’s mission is ‘to connect people with trees; to improve quality of life’, and we like to try different ways of doing this!...

If you’ve visited Westonbirt over the past month, you’ll have noticed that our usual seasonal trail has taken on a personal twist…...

In July, Westonbirt’s Tree Team set off on a cross county journey to visit the Tree Team at Westonbirt’s sister site; Bedgebury Pinetum.

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.

In 2012, we received some wonderful news – that we had been awarded £1.9 million from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to help us embark on a project to improve Westonbirt, the National Arboretum.

Cattle are coming back to the downs! In mid-November, a group of Gloucester cattle will be taking up residence on the downland of Westonbirt Arboretum.

The Tree Team are currently working hard between Broad Drive and semi-natural woodland beyond the western side.

You may notice some temporary traffic lights outside the arboretum today and tomorrow (27 and 28 January 2016).