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The weather hasn't blown them over; your eyes don't need adjusting!...

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.

Treefest is Westonbirt's signature summer event.

For a long time we assumed that all the plants growing along the edge of the Old Arboretum were rhododendrons, but during recent clearance work we rediscovered a calico bush...

We've always known that we have bats at Westonbirt - but we've never really gone out looking for them.

This year's Spring Colour Watch Blog takes in some of the fascinating stops on the two spring trail routes around the Old Arboretum and Silk Wood, created by Ben Oliver, Westonbirt's Learning and Participation Manager.

Last week saw the start of an exciting new research project that aims to discover new forestry tree species for the future.

We’ve finally stopped planning and started putting in our new play plans for Silk Wood.