Blog - Staff and trustees

Meet Marc, Laura, and Rachel, who are aiming to raise £250 each for Westonbirt Arboretum...

We're pleased to announce the appointment of Sarah Bryars and Sam Addadahine to the charity’s Board of Trustees, read on to find out more about them...

Armed with spades, smiles, and enthusiasm, we joined forces with the amazing Westonbirt staff, united by a shared passion for the environment to plant trees as part of the Silk Wood Community Planting Project.

One of our trustees recounts their fulfilling journey, from being introduced to Westonbirt's captivating beauty to playing a key role in shaping the organisation's people-centric policies and inspiring staff. Read on to find out more...

Our Head of Supporter Journey, Jane, is leaving the charity and moving onto a new adventure this October, read about her journey with us in this blog...

We recently caught up with Martyn Smith, our charity's Finance Trustee, to learn more about this valued volunteer who donates his time to guide our organisation. Read on to find out more...

Read a day in the life of a Westonbirt volunteer guide, Martin Green, who also generously gives his time as one of our charity trustees...

We’re thrilled to announce that The Friends have provided funds to support the new role of Tree Conservation Manager at Westonbirt to deliver on conservation objectives befitting a world-leading botanic institute.

We recently welcomed Emma Griffiths, our new CEO, to The Friends' team. Read her introduction to get to know her a little more...

With the completion of the Westonbirt 10K on 12 May, we caught up with Julia, our Westonbirt Runner, to find out how it went…...

During my time at Westonbirt, I could not have foreseen the challenges that were to face the Arboretum. However, I am proud to have seen the resilience of the staff on site and you our members and shareholders in the face of significant adversity.

Behind the scenes, at Westonbirt, our Membership Team have been on a digital journey, read on to find out what's been going on...

Sunday 8 March marks International Women’s Day, an important day for us to celebrate the social, economic, cultural (and in our case arboricultural!) achievements of women!...

Trees are of course at the core of everything we do but we know how much benefit being outside and around trees can offer our local community, so we run a wealth of programmes at Westonbirt Arboretum encouraging visitors to connect with trees.

With the 10k just next week, Simon (one of our Westonbirt Runners) took a trip to Runners Need in Bristol. Find out how he got on...