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Late autumn colour at Westonbirt Arboretum

0 Written by Lisa on 15th Nov 2015 in Inspiration

Autumn leaves at Westonbirt Lisa Cox Designs

I’ve wanted to go to Westonbirt for years and never seem to have managed to arrange a visit.  But last week I had a friend staying and because I’m now reasonably close, we decided to pay a visit.

Autumn at Westonbirt Arboretum Lisa Cox Designs

In terms of autumn colour, we’d missed the most spectacular weeks, but it was still impressive and beautiful at one of my favourite times of year.

Fallen autumn leaves at Westonbirt Arboretum Lisa Cox

The day was dull but luckily dry so I was able to take some pictures of the vibrant colours even though I really needed my tripod with me!

Autumn larch at Westonbirt Arboretum Lisa Cox

Larch and Japanese Acers at Westonbirt arboretum Lisa Cox

This year yellow seems to have been the dominant colour near us, but that may be something to do with the face that there is quite a lot of larch.  The larch wood at Westonbirt was just as impressive especially contrasted with the bright green grass beneath – I think the warm wet weather has brought on a spring-like vibrancy in the grassy fields around us.

Autumn colour at Westonbirt Arboretum Lisa Cox Designs

And some of the Acers were still shining out despite many having already dropped their leaves.

Last leaf standing Lisa Cox

But one of the most spectacular spectacles was the Sea Buckthorn (Hippophaes rhamnoides) with its orange berries and silvery foliage.

Sea Buckthorn at Westonbirt Arboretum Lisa Cox Designs

Autumn berries at Westonbirth Arboretum Lisa Cox

Sea Buckthorn berries at Westonbirt Lisa Cox Designs

The red cornus stems were also looking great – such a great plant for winter interest…

Cornus at Westonbirt Lisa Cox Designs

And this is Lime Avenue which I’d love to see in the summer when the trees are in leaf…

Lime Walk at Westonbirt Arboretum Lisa Cox Designs

I’ve always loved trees and often feel the urge to look up into the canopy. Here are a few shots of the tall pines and also looking up into the canopy of a Plane Tree with its glowing leaves…

Tall pine canopies at Westonbirt Arboretum Lisa Cox Designs

Pine tree canopy at Westonbirt Lisa Cox Designs

Autumn tree canopy Lisa Cox Designs

And I’ll leave you with a couple of close up images I took of interesting moss and bark.

Mossy bark at Westonbirt Lisa Cox Designs

Autumn bark at Westonbirt Lisa Cox Designs

Westonbirt is open all year round (except Christmas Day).  They have one of the finest collections of trees in the world and they’re currently building a roof-top walkway, similar to the one at Kew.  Over the coming weeks they light the forest for their Enchanted Christmas festival.

You can find more details on the Westonbirt Arboretum website.

 

(Images: Lisa Cox)

 

 

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