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Collect of articles, updates and resources shared by the You're Welcome team.
Winter Wonderland
Immerse yourself in Christmas magic with Art Shape this December. We are excited to announce the return of Winter Wonderland, specifically planned with disabled children and their families in mind. Visit Father Christmas in his open grotto, receive a small gift, and meet our beautiful real-life reindeer or donkey for a memorable family photo opportunity. […]
› Read moreBedgebury Florilegium Society Exhibition at Westonbirt Arboretum
This autumn, Westonbirt Arboretum is proud to host a stunning outdoor exhibition in celebration of our sister site, Bedgebury National Pinetum’ & Forest‘s centenary. Created by the Bedgebury National Pinetum Florilegium Society, the exhibition, located on the Downs at Westonbirt, features 18 exquisite botanical illustrations of trees found in both arboreta. Each artwork tells a […]
› Read moreChristmas Crafts – free family event at Westonbirt Arboretum
Head with the children to Westonbirt’s Learning Centre and try the winter tree quiz challenge and create Christmas potpourri smelly bags! Use cones and evergreen leaves to make a range of festive decorations to take home. How much? Free after admission Where to meet? Learning Centre Do I need to book? No booking necessary – […]
› Read moreChristmas Crafts – free family event at Westonbirt Arboretum
Head with the children to Westonbirt’s Learning Centre and try the winter tree quiz challenge and create Christmas potpourri smelly bags! Use cones and evergreen leaves to make a range of festive decorations to take home. How much? Free after admission Where to meet? Learning Centre Do I need to book? No booking necessary – […]
› Read moreFabulous Fungi Discovery Day – family event at Westonbirt Arboretum
Drop into Silk Wood Barn to join Westonbirt Arboretum’s Learning Team for a fun discovery day all about fabulous fungi! Explore the day’s finds on our nature table and then create a clay mushroom tile with a braided hanging loop, decorate a wooden mushroom and design a woodland mushroom picture with ink stamps to take […]
› Read moreAutumn Coppice Market – Westonbirt Arboretum
Head across the Treetop Walkway at Westonbirt, The National Arboretum into Silkwood. Here you will find the resident coppicers from the arboretum in the Coppice Compound, selling and demonstrating traditional crafts and skills. Among them will be other makers and craftspeople. Blacksmithing, basketry, furniture, charcoal, jewellery, treen and coppice products will all be available to […]
› Read moreAutumn Coppice Market – Westonbirt Arboretum
Head across the Treetop Walkway at Westonbirt, The National Arboretum into Silkwood. Here you will find the resident coppicers from the arboretum in the Coppice Compound, selling and demonstrating traditional crafts and skills. Among them will be other makers and craftspeople. Blacksmithing, basketry, furniture, charcoal, jewellery, treen and coppice products will all be available to […]
› Read moreCommunity Woodland Public Volunteering Day – Westonbirt
Ideal for families with children aged over 7 years, help re-plant an area of woodland cleared due to ash dieback. Come along and help this exciting wildlife restoration project with an active day of community volunteering involving plenty of mulching and tree care. At Westonbirt, The National Arboretum’s Community Woodland they are re-planting an area […]
› Read moreAutumn’s Wonders – family event at Westonbirt
Taking place in Westonbirt Arboretum’s Learning Centre, bring the kids and come along to this half-term event to discover the science behind autumn colour change. The children can get creative and make their own autumn leaf crown, or autumn mobile! Take part in the autumn colour challenge activity too, to see how many colours can […]
› Read moreAutumn Walks – family activity
Join these delightful autumn walks at Westonbirt Arboretum with your family and experience autumnal changes first-hand. Discover the reasons behind them through games and challenges. 10:30am – 12:00pm: Explore and collect the signs of autumn, investigate how animals keep themselves warm in winter, learn about the winter survival tactics that animals use, explore leaf diversity, […]
› Read moreAutumn Walks – family activity
Join these delightful autumn walks at Westonbirt Arboretum with your family and experience autumnal changes first-hand. Discover the reasons behind them through games and challenges. 10:30am – 12:00pm: Explore and collect the signs of autumn, investigate how animals keep themselves warm in winter, learn about the winter survival tactics that animals use, explore leaf diversity, […]
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