Blog - Autumn

Earlier this month, National Heritage Lottery Fund announced that Westonbirt would be among 433 organisations in England who will receive a share of £67 million from the Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage.

The Duchess of Cornwall Visits Westonbirt Arboretum...

Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) has today published The Red List of Acer: revised and extended giving the conservation status of all 158 maple or Acer species.

We are rapidly approaching our favourite time of year when our trees are at their most vibrant and colourful but ensuring that these magnificent plants continue for future generations to enjoy is a mammoth task.

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

Read on to discover the must see exhibitions taking place at Westonbirt this season...

Our Propagator, Penny, was lucky enough to spot an unusual find in the propagation greenhouses a couple of weeks ago.

The Great Oak Hall is buzzing with visitors enjoying our final exhibition of the autumn with a showcase of ten members’ work.

We are warmly welcoming back a family of artists for our third autumn exhibition...

And why do they go such a different variety of colours?...

Whilst the weather here isn’t looking picture perfect over the next few days – our autumn spirits cannot be dampened!...

Great Oak Hall Autumn Exhibitions start this weekend with 'Pots and Paintings 2018' - come and have a look...

Autumn has arrived! Check out our fun facts as we welcome in this season...

We are pleased to announce an exciting array of exhibitions for you to enjoy on your next autumn visit. There will be all kinds of arts and crafts on display from pots and paintings to photography and furniture.

Having been away from Westonbirt for much of autumn, I was keen to check out what colours nature is affording us at this point in time.