Sywell Country Park Arboretum - Northamptonshire, UK
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Dragontree
N 52° 16.678 W 000° 46.725
30U E 651534 N 5794279
An Edwardian Arboretum in Sywell Country Park.
Waymark Code: WM4FF6
Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/17/2008
Views: 37
This small Arboretum contains some exotic trees around the workings of the old reservoir. The old part of the Arboretum has some large coniferous and deciduous trees with Monterey Pine, Japanese Larch and Wellingtonia. There is also a new woodland created by the The International Tree Foundation and the Homeopathy Action Trust. They have planted over 850 trees including oak, beech, yew, hawthorn, hornbeam, ash, beech, horse chestnut, willow and witch hazel. Specimen trees for planting in the arboretum include white cedar, Scots pine, monkey puzzle, gingko biloba and black spruce.
Arboretum address:
Sywell Country Park
Countryside Service, Washbrook Lane
Ecton, Northamptonshire United Kingdom
NN6 0QX
Arboretum web site: [Web Link]
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