Westonbirt Arboretum
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Westonbirt Arboretum is an arboretum near Tetbury in Gloucestershire, England. It is perhaps the most important and widely known arboretum in the United Kingdom. It is managed by the Forestry Commission, which also manages Bedgebury Pinetum. The arboretum was established in 1829 by Robert Holford, and was later extended by his son George Holford. It is close to the Holford family's mansion Westonbirt House, which is now a girls' boarding school, though it does not form the garden of the building, which is on the other side of a public road. After the death of George in 1926 ownership passed to his nephew the fourth Earl of Morley, and eventually to the Forestry Commission in 1956.
Westonbirt comprises some 18,000 trees and shrubs, over an area of approximately 600 acres (2.4 km²). Its 17 miles (27 km) of marked paths are popular with visitors, and provide access to a wide variety of rare plants.
Location
The arboretum is located at Ordnance Survey mapping six-figure grid reference ST 848898External links
- [Forestry Commission]
- [Forestry Commission - Westonbirt Arboretum]
- [Friends of Westonbirt Arboretum]
- [Westonbirt Arboretum - a Gardens Guide review]
- [Tetbury Chamber of Commerce and Industry - Westonbirt Arboretum]
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