Friends of Westonbirt Arboretum

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Unveiling the new Community Shelter

After years of planning, and thanks to members and funders for giving this project a chance to come to life, the brand-new Community Shelter has been unveiled at Westonbirt, The National Arboretum.

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Community Shelter update - Jan 2022

The build phase has started and we're thrilled to share some of the details with you...

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Take a sneak peek...

It’s finally March, and the end of what must be the wettest winter most of us can remember!...

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7 things you didn't know about bio-security

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

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Quest complete!

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

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A day in the life of a student arborist

Once again our student arborist placement is well under way, and this year we’ve been thrilled to receive the generous support from two funders, the Finnis Scott Foundation and the Ernest Cook Trust.

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Case Study for National Youth Work Week 2015 #YWW15

How young people have helped shape the HLF Community Youth activities at Westonbirt, The National Arboretum...

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Testing! Testing!

Come to Westonbirt on the 8th and 9th of April and you can help us to user test our brand new app!...

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Westonbirt, through the eyes of an Octocopter!

As the construction of the new Welcome Building gets fully underway, our mission to produce an exciting new interpretation space continues!...

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We are more than the trees; we are flowers, butterflies and bees

Yesterday was my second guided walk. A different topic this time and I couldn’t have thought of a better way to spend 2 hours in the sunshine than looking at wildflowers.

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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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Whatever the Weather: Trees for our future climate

Posted in: Blog Events Learning

Join our Learning Team for the 'Whatever the Weather' family trail around the arboretum this half term (between 12-14 February) to discover how trees survive in all sorts of weather.

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Whatever the Weather: Missing home comforts

Posted in: Blog Events Learning

Join our Learning Team for the 'Whatever the Weather' family trail around the arboretum this half term (between 12-14 February) to discover how trees survive in all sorts of weather.

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Whatever the Weather: Can a tree predict the weather?

Posted in: Blog Events Learning

Join our Learning Team for the 'Whatever the Weather' family trail around the arboretum this half term (between 12-14 February) to discover how trees survive in all sorts of weather.

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