January Visitor Day - Caucasian Alder
Tortworth Arboretum
Join us on 20th January for a self-guided walk through the tranquil Dell of Tortworth Arboretum. This month we’re celebrating one of our favourite specimens; the Caucasian Alder. Discover special facts, figures, myth and legend about our tree of the month.
We invite you to enjoy the peace of this tranquil place, follow a map of marked trails or go off grid and create your own. This arboretum was once overrun by bramble and bracken, and since 2014 has been carefully restored by a dedicated team of volunteers. They have uncovered an ancient arena, steps once used by donkeys to transport produce from the kitchen gardens to the main house, plus a stunning collection of over 600, native, exotic and veteran trees. Work now focuses on replanting and maintaining the arboretum. The team have created paths and cleared around trees so they can flourish and be enjoyed, and are improving labelling and signage. It’s still wild in places, and we plan to keep it that way because it’s part of what makes this place unique. Moreover, it’s also great for wildlife.
Once you’ve finished your walk, or if you need a brief break just follow the enticing smell of woodsmoke back to the Roundhouse where a warm beverage awaits you.
Connect with yourself, connect with your loved ones, connect with nature. Book your ticket today!
Directions: Please head to GL12 8HH on sat nav, towards the Tortworth Court Hotel. As you turn on to the driveway to the hotel, after a couple of passing places you will come to a green metal gate set back on the right hand side just before a stone building. Turn into this gate and park up.
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