Queen Elizabeth II - Newmillerdam, UK
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This tree was planted in the Arboretum in Newmillerdam Country Park to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II.
Waymark Code: WM17E7K
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 02/05/2023
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THE TREE COUNCIL
Prunus avium Plena
Wild Cherry
PLANTED IN
NOVEMBER 2012
by
WAKEFIELD TREE WARDENS
WAKEFIELD METHODIST SCHOOL
NCCA AND THE FRIENDS OF
NEWMILLERDAM COUNTRY PARK
TO MARK THE
DIAMOND JUBILEE
OF
HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II
ONE OF THE TREE COUNCIL'S JUBILEE DIAMOND TREES
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.