Lovell Quinta Arboretum
Free RHS Member days
April–June and August–September, Monday–Friday; July, Monday–Friday and Sunday, when open
About the garden
The Lovell Quinta Arboretum is a 28-acre site in the heart of the Cheshire countryside. Once the private garden of Sir Bernard Lovell, founder and director of Jodrell Bank, it was originally created in the 1950s and has been continuously and lovingly developed into a site of international importance.
Many of the arboretum’s features were created by Sir Bernard to commemorate the events of his and his family’s life, such as the Reith Avenue, an elegant curve of red-twigged limes that celebrates the eminent physicist’s series of Reith lectures for the BBC in the 1950s. Highlights include the three national collections of Quercus, Fraxinus and Pinus, a collection of endangered conifers and many examples of champion trees.
The refurbished lake was originally created in the 1960s and is now restored thanks to a grant from the Veolia Environmental Trust.
Facilities
- Dogs welcome
- Parking
Key features
- Arboretum
- Pond or lake
- Autumn colour
- Champion trees
- National Plant Collections
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