Westonbirt Arboretum, Gloucestershire
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jleith
N 51° 36.333 W 002° 12.567
30U E 554746 N 5717463
Westonbirt Arboretum
Waymark Code: WM1B68
Location: United Kingdom
Date Posted: 03/22/2007
Views: 69
Situated on the A433, Southwest of Tetbury, Gloucestershire
The arboretum is divided into two sections, the oldest plantation, closest to the parking lot and visitor centre, and a newer plantation, containing several national collections of trees (oak and Japanese maple among them).
One of the most enjoyable aspects of Westonbirt, apart from the wide variety of trees and plants on view, is the way that public access is arranged. You can choose to travel by way of the gravelled footpaths, which meander slowly throughout the arboretum, or strike off on wide, grassed avenues that cut directly across the plantations. The oldest plantation is more level, while the newer plantation does call for a little more strenuous use of leg muscles to follow the ups and downs of the landscape!
Arboretum address:
Westonbirt - The National Arboretum
Tetbury, Glolucestershire United Kingdom
GL8 8QS
Arboretum web site: [Web Link]
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