Notable Tree Collections in Berkshire
A small county with a great variety of landscapes. Conifers dominate the poor Bagshot sands in the south-east; stately homes with fine trees cluster along the rich soils of the Thames and Kennet valleys, and have been enveloped in suburban sprawl around Slough. In the west, the high downs have few trees. DetailsN.B. (PR) Private Residence. (NGS) National Garden Scheme. (NT) National Trust. (NTS) National Trust Scotland. (EH) English Heritage. (NR) Nature Reserve. (PU) Public Access - (check for opening times). |
| Bridge Gardens, Hungerford (PR) Some rare young trees. |
| Wellington Avenue, Crowthorne Giant Sequoia avenue planted in 1869 along the B3348 by the owner of the nearby Bear Wood House. |
| Whiteknights, Reading (PU) The historic gardens are now subdivided; the Reading University campus covers part of the site. |
| **Windsor Great Park (PU)Most of the Great Park is in Berkshire, including the Empire Oaks (planted in 1937 near Bishopsgate) and the western half the Valley Gardens above Virginia Water (with open access year-round); National Collection of Ilex. The older parts of the park to the west still have many medieval oak pollards. (See Surrey.) |
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