Join our director, John Grimshaw for an informal walk in the arboretum.

You are guaranteed to discover something new and experience Autumn in the arboretum like never before!

All welcome - no prior knowledge required. Booking is essential. THIS EVENT IS NOW FULL.

The event costs £10 to attend.

Please book your place via email on visit@yorkshirearboretum.org or phone 01653 648598

Take a dusk walk in the arboretum armed with a bat detector and accompanied by expert Dr Barry Wright. The noises we pick up will help us identify the species that we find.

Please wear suitable clothing and bring a torch!

£20 per person

To book please either email: visit@yorkshirearboretum.org or phone 01653 648598

Join our director, John Grimshaw for an informal walk in the arboretum.

You are guaranteed to discover something new and experience Summer in the arboretum like never before!

All welcome - no prior knowledge required.

The event costs £10 to attend. Please book your place via email on visit@yorkshirearboretum.org or phone 01653 648 598

Join us for a dawn chorus walk around the arboretum with expert Andy Chapman. Hear and spot the arboretum’s songbirds, then repair to the Visitor Centre for a complimentary breakfast roll and hot drink.

PLEASE ENSURE YOU BOOK BY SATURDAY 1ST JUNE. Thank you.

Booking Information

Join us for a beautiful dawn chorus walk around the arboretum with expert Andy Chapman. Hear and spot the arboretum’s songbirds. Finishing with a delicious breakfast roll and hot drink.

£25 per person

Booking essential: email visit@yorkshirearbortum.org or phone 01653 648598

Join our director, John Grimshaw for an informal walk in the arboretum.

You are guaranteed to discover something new and experience summer in the arboretum like never before!

All welcome - no prior knowledge required.

The event costs £10 per person. Booking is essential

Please book your place via emailing visit@yorkshirearboretum.org or phone 01653 648598

Join us for a dawn chorus walk around the arboretum with expert Andy Chapman. Hear and spot the arboretum’s songbirds, then repair to the Visitor Centre for a complimentary breakfast roll and hot drink.

Join our director, John Grimshaw for an informal walk in the arboretum.

You are guaranteed to discover something new and experience Spring in the arboretum like never before!

All welcome - no prior knowledge required. Booking is essential.

The event costs £10 to attend.

Please book your place via email on visit@yorkshirearboretum.org or phone 01653 648598

Back by popular demand…

October is the season for fungi. Join in the hunt for fungi around the arboretum, see what you can find and have your specimens identified by our expert, Malcolm Greaves.

Due to popular demand, Malcolm will be running two 2-hour walks this year (10am - 12pm / 1pm - 3pm)- please book to avoid disappointment!

Take a dusk walk in the arboretum armed with a bat detector and accompanied by expert Dr Barry Wright. The noises we pick up will help us identify the species that we find.

Please wrap up warmly and bring a torch!

Booking essential - Ticket Price £20

Join our Director, John Grimshaw and our Head of Tree Health and Training, Ginette Alexander for an informal walk in the arboretum.

You are guaranteed to discover something new and experience summer in the arboretum like never before!

On this walk we also offer an opportunity to learn more about the pests and diseases we have in the arboretum.

All welcome - no prior knowledge required.

The event costs £5.

Please book your place below:

Join us for a dawn chorus walk around the arboretum with expert Andy Chapman. Hear and spot the arboretum’s songbirds, then repair to the Visitor Centre for a complimentary breakfast roll and hot drink.

Booking Information

The Dawn Chorus Walks costs £20 to attend, including refreshments. Please book your place below.

October is the season for fungi. Join in the hunt for fungi around the arboretum, see what you can find and have your specimens identified by our expert, Malcolm Greaves.

Due to popular demand, Malcolm will be running two 2-hour walks this year - please book to avoid disappointment!

Join our director, John Grimshaw, over a cup of coffee for an informal get-together followed by a walk under his expert guidance - you are guaranteed to discover something new and experience the arboretum like never before!

This event it free to members, but day visitors are welcome by general admission.

Book your place below:

Take a dusk walk in the arboretum armed with a bat detector and accompanied by expert Dr Barry Wright. The noises we pick up will help us identify the species that we find.

Please wrap up warmly and bring a torch!

Join our director, John Grimshaw, over a cup of coffee for an informal get-together followed by a walk under his expert guidance - you are guaranteed to discover something new and experience the arboretum like never before!

This event it free to members, but day visitors are welcome by general admission.

Book your place below:

Join our director, John Grimshaw, over a cup of coffee for an informal get-together followed by a walk under his expert guidance - you are guaranteed to discover something new and experience the arboretum like never before!

This event it free to members, but day visitors are welcome by general admission.

Book your place below:

An opportunity to join us for a dawn chorus walk around the arboretum with expert Andy Chapman. Hear and spot the arboretum’s songbirds, then repair to the Visitor Centre for a complimentary breakfast roll and hot drink.

This event is now fully booked.

An opportunity to join us for a dawn chorus walk around the arboretum with expert Jonathan Pomroy. Hear and spot the arboretum’s songbirds, then repair to the Visitor Centre for a complimentary breakfast roll and hot drink.

This event is now fully booked.

Join our director, John Grimshaw, over a cup of coffee for an informal get-together followed by a walk under his expert guidance - you are guaranteed to discover something new and experience the arboretum like never before!

This event it free to members, but day visitors are welcome by general admission.

Fully booked

In this unique workshop with Rebecca Rowan, founder of Mindful Photography UK, spend the day exploring the Yorkshire Arboretum and experience the restorative power of nature. Enjoy a day of fully-guided tasks and discussions to help support you on your own mindful journey.

Rebecca said: “Taking photographs and sharing them in a group setting allows us to be curious about ourselves, each and our environment.”

These photography projects are accessible and aimed at adults with any levels of ability or photographic equipment. You can use any device you have: A camera, smartphone or tablet. The session is not about photographic tuition however you will notice your images will naturally improve as you slow down, take notice and practise.

At the end of the session you can join a private Facebook group and continue to share your images with a locally-based community of online mindful photographers.

What you need:

• Pen and paper

• Blank journal or notepad

• Fully-charged device or camera with plenty of storage space

Lunch will be provided - please provide any dietary requirements when you book.

Join our director to look at trees in winter, concentrating on those planting in 1979 when the arboretum was started. See how well they’ve done in their forty years. Celebrate National Tree Week with us and discover something new about this glorious place.

Normal admission applies. To book your place, please call 01653 648598 or email visit@yorkshirearboretum.org

Join our new Artist-in-Residence, Meg Huby, for an informal day of drawing in the arboretum.

Spend a morning strolling and sketching among the trees, repair to the cafe for a delicious, warming lunch and spend the afternoon adding colour and interest to your drawings in the Visitor Centre.

No formal teaching is involved but encouragement, help and advice will be readily available. The aim is to have a fun day and enjoy the arboretum environment in new ways.

What to bring with you:

Do bring pens, brushes, inks and watercolours for the afternoon. But please don’t worry if you don’t have any. A small selection of materials will be available to borrow or buy on the day.

Find out more about Meg by visiting her residency page.

Book below. Please inform us of your dietary requirements for catering purposes:

Come and spend the day with our place-writing Poet in Residence and explore deeply the landscape of the arboretum. During the day we will look at work by other place writing poets, and explore different methods of writing. There will be some writing-together-time, and time spent alone in the landscape. A delicious lunch is included in the cost, and there will be an opportunity to share work and gain feedback at the end of the day.

This course is suitable to all levels of writing experience. Booking essential.

Kids’ Discovery Day is back for the summer holidays!

Children aged 4-11 will discover the natural world during these hour-long sessions which start on the hour from 10am. Indoor alternatives available in the event of poor weather.

Activities include pond dipping and a minibeast hunt with habitat creation.

Normal admission applies, but pre-booking is essential. Please call 01653 648598 or email visit@yorkshirearboretum.org

The next installment in our Meetings with Trees series. The reputation of conifers is often not a good one; see them instead as one of the most interesting and beautiful groups of plants.

Meet in the Visitor Centre at 10:30 (depart 11am).

Book your place by calling us on 01653 648598, or emailing visit@yorkshirearboretum.org.

Normal admission applies

Kids’ Discovery Day is back for the summer holidays!

Children aged 4-11 will discover the natural world during these hour-long sessions which start on the hour from 10am. Indoor alternatives available in the event of poor weather.

Activities include pond dipping and a minibeast hunt with habitat creation.

Normal admission applies, but pre-booking is essential. Please call 01653 648598 or email visit@yorkshirearboretum.org

This meeting will look at the crucial ways that trees matter - not only to our species, but also to the plant as a whole.

Normal admission applies.

Meet in the Visitor Centre at 10:30 to set off at 11am.

The arboretum has trees from all around the world, and we’ll explore their origins, looking at the tiny proportion that are native and at some of the 1700+ species in the collection, asking how they got here.

Normal admission applies.

Meet in the Visitor Centre at 10:30 to set off at 11am.

A focus on the flower parts of trees. As in animals, there can be male and female partners, but they don't always live together; we'll look at how they do sex in the sticks.

Meet in the cafe at 10:30 ready to set off at 11am.

Normal admission applies. To book please call 01653 648598, or email visit@yorkshirearboretum.org