Arboretums · South East England
Bedgebury National Pinetum
Britain's national conifer collection — 12,000 trees, 1,800 species, in Kent.
Colin Smith — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Bedgebury in Kent is Britain's national conifer collection — 12,000 trees of 1,800 species, the world's most complete conifer collection. Forestry England-managed; off-road cycling, Go Ape and Lost Wonderland forest play also on site.
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From the Wikipedia article
Bedgebury National Pinetum at Bedgebury, Kent, in the United Kingdom, is a recreational and conservational arboretum managed by Forestry England that was established as the National Conifer Collection in 1925 and is now recognised as the most complete collection of conifers on one site anywhere in the world. The collection has over 10,000 trees growing across 320 acres (1.3 km2), including rare, endangered and historically important specimens. Bedgebury National Pinetum conducts conservation work, is home to some 56 vulnerable or critically endangered species, and houses five National Plant Collections.
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Background
History
Bedgebury is first mentioned in an Anglo-Saxon charter in AD 841, the name deriving from the Old English bycgan, meaning "buy", and the Kentish , meaning "to bend or turn", possibly in reference to a stream. John de Bedgebury is listed as the earliest resident of Bedgebury, in the time of Edward II. In the 15th century Agnes de Bedgebury, sister and heir of John (died 1424) married John Colepeper, whose Colepeper heirs, financed by mining clay-ironstone on the estate, were resident until at the time of the restoration of Charles II, and who created an ornamental park on the Bedgebury estate. Elizabeth I visited in August 1573. The current house was built in 1688 for Sir James Hayes, a…
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- Coordinates
- 51.0700, 0.4419
- Address
- Bedgebury, Kent, UK
- Opening
- All year
Sources
- manual: bedgebury-national-pinetum (manual)
- wikipedia: Bedgebury National Pinetum (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bedgebury National Pinetum?
- Bedgebury National Pinetum is in South-East England, United Kingdom.
- When was Bedgebury National Pinetum built?
- Dates from the modern period.
- Who owns Bedgebury National Pinetum?
- Bedgebury National Pinetum is owned by Forestry England.