Community day, Westonbirt Arboretum

Nine out 10 cat owners that expressed a preference previously preferred Whiskers, but did you know that 65% of you said you’d like to attend a community meetup? Therefore, by popular demand we are bringing you a community day on October 14^th 2023 at Westonbirt, The National Arboretum, Tetbury GL8 8QS.

Westonbirt Arboretum offers one of the most diverse and beautiful botanical collections in the world with 15,000 plant specimens, and 2,500 species of tree spread over 500 acres – but don’t worry, we aren’t going to expect you to walk all 17 miles of its pathways. The main reason for choosing this location is the arboretum’s famed autumnal colours, a rich palette of autumnal gold, red and orange. The 250 Japanese maple cultivars are especially known for the intensity of their colours, from deep fuchsia pinks to startling yellow. Of course, we can’t guarantee those colours will all be evident when we visit, but life’s about taking chances, right? So, let’s give it a Foto-Buzz whirl.

There is no fee for attending because it’s part of your membership, but there is an entry fee which is £16 adults / £11 concessions payable directly.

We’ll meet at the entrance at 10am and start the day with a wander, cameras in hand, looking at composition and discussing the best ways to capture the landscape around us. There are plenty of benches and sunlit glades to stop in, and it will be a relaxed morning. We’ll stop for a lunch break so bring a picnic or pick something up at one of the three dining options on site, from a grab-and-go kiosk stocked with sandwiches and cakes to a smokehouse with a traditional pizza oven, depending on how big an appetite you’ve built up on our morning stroll. In the afternoon we’ll set you a little photography challenge to get the creative juices flowing and hopefully get you thinking outside the box! The arboretum closes at 5pm which is when our day ends. For anyone wishing to, we will be having dinner in a local pub and welcome you to join us, just let us know in advance so we can book it.

In order for the day to go ahead we do need at least five members sign up to attend so please hold off booking any non-refundable travel or accommodation until we confirm that we have sufficient numbers joining us.

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