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A Meadow through the year

Herefordshire Wildlife Trust's Andrew Nixon charts the seasons and species in his meadow created at his Herefordshire garden. Part one - late March 2020.

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Woodland

Woodlands are magical places, full of wildlife and full of history. Great spotted woodpeckers, nuthatches and jays flit between trees as butterflies dance in sunny glades. Badgers forage through…

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Trees: natural regeneration, tree planting and woodland creation

Tree planting is now widely regarded as part of a solution to the climate crisis with local and national governments now setting targets for the number of trees to be planted. Herefordshire’s landscape has around 15% tree cover and many, including Herefordshire Wildlife Trust, believe this should be far higher – closer to 30%. This would have significant benefits for storing carbon, for our native wildlife and for people as woodlands are, of course, wonderful places to visit.
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Queenswood Café

Menu and opening times for Queenswood Arboretum & Country Park's Woodland Café
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Adopt a Tree at Queenswood Arboretum

Whatever your reason for adopting a tree – whether it is to celebrate a birth, christening, a special birthday present, a wedding anniversary, a milestone for your club or organisation or as a memorial tree to celebrate the life of a loved one – Queenswood Arboretum has a wide range of trees to suit every occasion.
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Queenswood Accessibility

Details of the accessibility of the facilities and activities at Queenswood Country Park & Arboretum
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Wet woodland

Wet woodlands in the UK can be wild, secretive places. Tangles of trailing creepers, tussocky sedges and lush tall-herbs conceal swampy pools and partially submerged fallen willow trunks, likely…