Wild Tales | Nature Podcast

National Trust Gardens Podcast | Stourhead


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Enjoy these classic episodes from our pilot series. For deeper dives into history, nature and adventure be sure to check out our most recent episodes.

Beginning the series on his home turf, Gardener and presenter Alan Power takes a walk around Stourhead in Wiltshire, one of England’s greatest landscape gardens.

Its fabulous tree collection make autumn a favourite time of year for visitors, volunteers and staff alike. We find out what the walled garden tell us about life in the 18th century, and how dormice are thriving on the Stourhead Estate.

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For information about visiting Stourhead please visit
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/wiltshire/stourhead

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Plants Mentioned

  • Lavender – Lavandula angustifolia 
  • Agapanthus africanus
  • Variegated Tulip Tree – (Liriodendron tulipifera aureomarginata) 
  • Poplar trees / Trembling Poplar – European Aspen)
  • Birch – Betula
  • Cherries – Prunus Taihaku
  • Red Maple – Acer rubrum
  • Willow – Salix alba ‘Britzensis’
  • Japanese Maple – Acer palmatum 
  • Handkerchief tree – Davidia involucrata seedlings – for tree nursery 
  • Katsura trees – Cercidiphyllum 
  • Guelder Rose – Viburnum opulus
  • Rowan – Sorbus aucuparia, commonly known as the Rowan or Mountain-ash 
  • Whitebeam – Sorbus aria

  • ...more
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