It is the group of Euomymus oxyphyllus along Loop Walk that signal to me that autumn is on the way as they tend to start colouring in September.
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Author: Sally Day
Moving up the stations
The weather at Westonbirt has been formally recorded since 1888 and the fascination with how it affects our trees still endures.
115 years of hard work
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In August 1896 the owner of Westonbirt, George Holford, wrote to Mr Thistleton Dyer the director of Kew Gardens.
Keeping up to Date
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Recently my volunteers and I have been recording potentially hazardous trees, unfortunately a number will have to be removed so I have provided a list and maps for the tree team.
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