Newmillerdam Arboretum - Newmillerdam, UK - Arboretums on Waymarking.com

Newmillerdam Country Park features a central lake surrounded by a surfaced path with surrounding broadleaved and coniferous woodland located on the slopes.

The country park was once part of an estate which was owned by the Pilkington family. In the 1870's the family built nine lodges to house the gamekeepers who protected the site from poachers. Two lodges can still be seen today guarding the Dam.

The estate was sold to Wakefield Council in 1954 and opened to the public.

The Arboretum

Much of the woodland in the park is native to the UK but in the 1980s Wakefield Council planted a collection of trees in the middle of the woodland to form an arboretum which includes both native and non-native trees, some of which are endangered species. However by 2007 the area had become overgrown and the newly formed tree Wardens voluntary group was asked to take on the major project of restoring the arboretum working with the Council’s forestry team. The area was first cleared of sick, dead and damaged trees and then new trees were added with benches, bird and bat boxes and wild flowers, all funded by the community.

All the trees have identification signs. There also a few trees that the park has called 'Dinosaur Trees'. These are trees that have a lineage dating back to the days of the dinosaurs and are now endangered species. They include a Dawn Redwood, a Monkey Puzzle Tree and a Maidenhair Tree.

The park has a large car park and the post code below can be used with a satnav.

Arboretum address: Newmillerdam Country Park Barnsley Road Newmillerdam, West Yorkshire United Kingdom WF2 6QQ Arboretum web site: [Web Link]

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