A season spectacular...
Well what an autumn it’s been. We were watching the days go by in early October, expecting an explosion, but it kept us hanging on (and still is just by its fingertips).
There’s no doubt there were lots of rumblings about what we should expect this autumn, with mast year being at the forefront of the media, but for my first autumn at Westonbirt for a few years, it was an eye opener.
Thanks to the autumn blog here at Westonbirt, most of the office have managed to get out and enjoy our beautiful trees and landscape, believe it or not, some of us can’t always manage it, even if it’s outside our door!
We have had thoughts from all across the building about what has been best to catch, what’s come and gone, and what’s on its way in. But nevertheless, we have all enjoyed autumn in our own personal way, just as you probably have.
It just reminds you what a beautiful season it is, yes, the weather hasn’t always been our friend, but those few precious gloriously sunny days have been a spectacle I would challenge you to find anywhere else.
I personally can’t think of any better way to spend my day than wrapping up warm for an autumnal stroll and kick around in the leaves and a nice sit down with a cup of tea and a slice of sponge for afters. I know those things are with us all year round, but in autumn it’s a different experience all together.
We owe big thanks to the maples for again, putting on a show that no one could have imagined. It was like a little slice of heaven in Acer Glade and Maple Loop, which I’m sure made jaws drop on people of all ages.
We also owe much gratitude to you, our visitors. For not only coming to enjoy something that our tree team work so hard on, year on year looking after, but also for your involvement. All in different ways, whether it was a family day out and trying out the seasonal trail, a photo posted to our Facebook page, a love declared for our trees on Twitter or a chat with our volunteers about it at the Great Oak Hall.
You all play your part in making the autumn season a spectacular one, just as much as our trees.
