Did you know that some of the trees responsible for autumn beauty are as threatened as the most endangered animals on the planet?
With over 15,000 trees putting on one of the most spectacular natural colour shows, Westonbirt, The National Arboretum currently has 100 of the world’s threatened trees in its collection and they work with others in the botanic garden community to support conservation efforts.
Dan Crowley, Global Conservation Consortia Manager at Botanic Gardens Conservation International, works with Westonbirt and says:
“Growing threatened species in collections like Westonbirt Arboretum is an essential ‘insurance policy’ for these species. By caring for threatened trees in the arboretum collection, we can learn more about them, as well as making material available for research and wild re-introductions.”
If you would like to support the tree conservation work being carried out at Westonbirt Arboretum, ‘The Little Book of Disappearing Trees,’ available to purchase online from Forestry England and on site and find out what is being done to halt the decline of our threatened trees.
If you love trees in autumn and want to learn more about them, then Westonbirt is the place for you to visit.
The diversity and vibrancy of leaf colours to be found at Westonbirt is unsurpassed in Britain and promises an autumnal experience like no other, so why not head out and discover your autumn at Westonbirt Arboretum.
