Windlesham Arboretum
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Windlesham Arboretum is situated between the villages of Windlesham
and Lightwater
in the county of Surrey
, UK. The arboretum
is medium in size and features over 22,000 mature and rare trees, lakes, monuments, follies and a chapel. The Windle Brook
runs through the arboretum but it does not feed the lakes.
The Arboretum is privately owned but the public is given access free of charge during daylight hours.
There are a number of residences within the grounds of the Arboretum. One is the home of Major William Spowers who founded the Arboretum and died on 12 June 2009.
The Arboretum is popular with those of the local residents who have discovered it, although it is surprisingly little known. The Arboretum is also used by the Windlesham Angling Society who, during the fishing season, hold competitions on some weekends.
An archeological survey of the Arboretum was carried out by the Surrey Heath Archaeological & Heritage Trust and found coins and pottery and signs of old Iron Age
enclosure ditches and Romano-British agricultural buildings.
Windlesham
Windlesham is a village in the Surrey Heath district of Surrey in South East England. It is also the name of the parish that covers Bagshot and Lightwater, in addition to Windlesham...
and Lightwater
Lightwater
Lightwater is a village in the Surrey Heath district of Surrey, England about to the south-west of London. Immediately surrounding towns and villages include Bagshot, Deepcut, Windlesham, Camberley, and West End. The village is bounded to the north west by the M3 and to the north east by the...
in the county of Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
, UK. The arboretum
Arboretum
An arboretum in a narrow sense is a collection of trees only. Related collections include a fruticetum , and a viticetum, a collection of vines. More commonly, today, an arboretum is a botanical garden containing living collections of woody plants intended at least partly for scientific study...
is medium in size and features over 22,000 mature and rare trees, lakes, monuments, follies and a chapel. The Windle Brook
Windle Brook
The Windle Brook is a small river running through the borough of Surrey Heath in Surrey, England. Its source is to the west of Chobham. The brook runs north of Chobham and through Windlesham, providing the latter with its name. It then flows south of Windlesham, before it flows through Bagshot, and...
runs through the arboretum but it does not feed the lakes.
The Arboretum is privately owned but the public is given access free of charge during daylight hours.
There are a number of residences within the grounds of the Arboretum. One is the home of Major William Spowers who founded the Arboretum and died on 12 June 2009.
The Arboretum is popular with those of the local residents who have discovered it, although it is surprisingly little known. The Arboretum is also used by the Windlesham Angling Society who, during the fishing season, hold competitions on some weekends.
An archeological survey of the Arboretum was carried out by the Surrey Heath Archaeological & Heritage Trust and found coins and pottery and signs of old Iron Age
Iron Age
The Iron Age is the archaeological period generally occurring after the Bronze Age, marked by the prevalent use of iron. The early period of the age is characterized by the widespread use of iron or steel. The adoption of such material coincided with other changes in society, including differing...
enclosure ditches and Romano-British agricultural buildings.