Blog - Botanical

Identify some of the flora and fauna you may find around the arboretum with this beautifully illustrated guide.

Find out why a member of the heather family, the Enkianthus, is our Dendrologist's Tree of the Month for May...

Over the coming months you will see that we are taking steps to protect some of our valuable parkland trees on the Downs, in particular old veterans, but younger trees planted for the future as well.

Find out why winter hazels are our Dendrologist's tree of the month...

Find out why the Canary Islands Juniper is our Dendrologist's Tree of the Month for March...

Find out why the Rhododendron ririei is our Dendrologist's Tree of the Month for February...

Find out why the Incense Cedar or Calocedrus decurrens is our Dendrologist's Tree of the Month for January...

Find out why the White barked birch is our Dendrologist's Tree of the Month for December...

Find out why the Monterey cypress is our Dendrologist's Tree of the Month for November...

As a Friend of Westonbirt Arboretum, you have discounted entry to various arboretums and gardens across the UK. One of our nearest partners is Batsford Arboretum in Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire.

Find out why the Bitter ash is our Dendrologist's Tree of the Month for October...

Find out why the Euonymus oxyphyllus is our Dendrologist's Tree of the Month for September...

Find out why the Japanese Angelica Tree is our Dendrologist's Tree of the Month for August...

Find out why the Chinese yellowwood Tree is our Dendrologist's Tree of the Month for July...

Find out why the Tulip Tree is our Dendrologist's Tree of the Month for June...