Nottingham arboretum:
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This Green Flag award winning park is Nottingham's oldest public park and the closest park to the city centre. A historic, beautifully maintained park that is home to an important collection of over 800 trees, some of which are from the original collection planted in the 19th century.
The park was opened on 11th may 1852, by mayor Mr W Felkin. It is very easily accessible from the city centre and the wider community via the trams, this park plays a vital role in the community and is the site for many organised events such as concerts. Public access to the Arboretum is via a network of pedestrian walkways. The park has four entrance points (Waverley Road, Arboretum Street, North Sherwood Street and Addison Street.) In terms of nature, this park is home to 65 different species of trees, a victorian aviary and a dahlia garden, thats just whats put in place, this park will be home to a vast amount of natural wildlife. |
Site Facilities:
- Disability Access
- Dogs Welcome (On Leads)
- Events Programme
- Heritage Features
- Disabled on Site Parking (available by prior arrangement)
- On Street Parking
- Accessible by public transport
- Ranger
- Toilets (Event Days Only)
- Tree Trail
- Orienteering
- Health Walks
- Heritage Trail
- Ice Cream Concession
- Wildlife Areas
Park History:
Following the Nottingham Inclosure Act of 1845 - a visionary project to create a green network around the growing city, to provide green spaces for relaxation, contemplation, learning, exercise and clean air - the Arboretum was the first public park opened in Nottingham.
The layout and design was carried out under the supervision of Samuel Curtis, a botanist and horticultural publicist in 1850 who had previously been involved with the layout of Victoria Park in the East End of London in 1842.
The main aim of the design for Arboretum was to take advantage of the landscape setting whilst providing an interlinking network of walkways and socialising areas. As a result over 1010 specimen trees and shrubs were planted along with winding paths and sweeping lawns. The plantings were laid out in what is known as 'The Natural Order' to provide an educational link to nature through botanical interpretation. Today, some of the mature trees and shrubs growing here are living relics of the original collection such as the Lime Trees which were planted as nursery trees. There are currently over 800 trees of 65 species.
The layout of the park is relatively unchanged and as a result the Arboretum is Grade II listed on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens maintained by English Heritage and contains 9 Grade II Listed structures within its layout, providing a key asset to Nottingham's Victorian Heritage.
Following the Nottingham Inclosure Act of 1845 - a visionary project to create a green network around the growing city, to provide green spaces for relaxation, contemplation, learning, exercise and clean air - the Arboretum was the first public park opened in Nottingham.
The layout and design was carried out under the supervision of Samuel Curtis, a botanist and horticultural publicist in 1850 who had previously been involved with the layout of Victoria Park in the East End of London in 1842.
The main aim of the design for Arboretum was to take advantage of the landscape setting whilst providing an interlinking network of walkways and socialising areas. As a result over 1010 specimen trees and shrubs were planted along with winding paths and sweeping lawns. The plantings were laid out in what is known as 'The Natural Order' to provide an educational link to nature through botanical interpretation. Today, some of the mature trees and shrubs growing here are living relics of the original collection such as the Lime Trees which were planted as nursery trees. There are currently over 800 trees of 65 species.
The layout of the park is relatively unchanged and as a result the Arboretum is Grade II listed on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens maintained by English Heritage and contains 9 Grade II Listed structures within its layout, providing a key asset to Nottingham's Victorian Heritage.
Existing Buildings:
Nottingham Arboretum Band Stand: Throughout the summer the bandstand is very regularly used to host outdoor concerts. Originally the bandstand was situated in Castle Gardens, but in 1881 it was transferred to The Arboretum Park. This octagonal wooden structured bandstand is a grade || listed building.
Chinese Bell Tower: - Chinese bell tower (pagoda) in Nottingham Arboretum was designed in 1857 by Marriott Ogle Tarbotton as a war memorial and built in 1862. The bell was looted by British troops from a temple in Canton during the Anglo-Chinese war of 1857-61.
In order to find out the situation of my observation tower i will be making many trips to and from this park, during these visits i will be taking photos of the views and surroundings. I would like my observation tower's purpose to be that of nature watching. I will look at the nature trail of the park.
Nature of Arboretum Park:
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