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Tree of the month - May 2015

Find out why the Acer amamiense is our Dendrologist's Tree of the Month for May...

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The Wolfson Tree Management Centre: An Update

Work is currently underway on what will become the new Wolfson Tree Management Centre. The new facility will provide all that Westonbirt’s expert tree team needs to manage the tree collection.

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Tree of the month - April 2015

Find out why the Japanese red maple is our Dendrologist's Tree of the Month for April...

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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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Stuck between rot and a hard place…

Deciding when to remove old trees is one of the hardest decisions we have to take here at Westonbirt.

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New life and old traditions

The role of the Community Inclusion team is to enable a greater number of people from under-represented groups to experience the arboretum and to connect with trees.

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Tree of the month - March 2015

Find out why the Illicium simonsii is our Dendrologist's Tree of the Month for March...

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Offers just for Friends

Our spring 2015 magazine is out now and contains some great offers for Friends of Westonbirt Arboretum. You'll need to show a valid membership card to claim the discounts and offers. Enjoy!...

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Tree of the month - February 2015

Find out why the Farrer's spruce is our Dendrologist's Tree of the Month for February...

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The Wolfson Tree Management Centre: An Update

Work is currently underway on what will become the new Wolfson Tree Management Centre. The new facility will provide all that Westonbirt’s expert tree team needs to manage the tree collection.

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A Wonderful Winter Walk... with one exception!

Today I ventured over to Silk Wood to see how some of the Tree Team were getting on with essential tree safety work, which reassuringly was being carried out to a high standard as always.

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A job well done

It's always sad to say goodbye to a big old tree like the oak we felled earlier this week near to the restaurant.

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Goodbye to an old friend...

This week, work began on dismantling a large oak tree near to the Westonbirt Restaurant. Curator Mark Ballard explains why the decision to remove this much-loved tree was made.

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The Wolfson Tree Management Centre: An Update

Work is currently underway on what will become the new Wolfson Tree Management Centre. The new facility will provide all that Westonbirt’s expert tree team needs to manage the tree collection.

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