Autumn at Queenswood

As the leaves on the trees start to turn and autumn descends upon us where better to see some amazing autumn colour than at Queenswood Country Park?

October and early November are the best times to see trees ablaze with colour and at the arboretum, especially in the Autumn Garden, there are some really spectacular sights.

Here the foliage of the Japanese Maples (Acer palmatum) display brilliant vermilions, purples, yellows and oranges.

In celebration of the Golden Jubilee of the arboretum this year the countryside rangers will be leading guided walks on Sunday 12th and 26th October and Sunday 2nd November to look at these eye-catching autumn displays.

Also in October there will be a chance to find out more about edible fungi on Sunday 19th by joining gastronome and fungi enthusiast James Bisset from 10.30am to 1pm for a walk around the woodlands looking for ‘Fruits of the Forest’.

James will lead another guided walk to celebrate Seed Gathering Sunday in the afternoon from 2pm to 4pm.

The final event in this year’s programme of Jubilee events is aimed at the younger generation – the WildPlay Project will visit Queenswood on the Monday of half term (27th October) from 11.30am – 1.30pm to create ‘Art with Autumn Colour’.

The event is free and you can just ‘drop in’ and have a go at creating a work of art, but all children must be accompanied by an adult.

If you would prefer to explore the park alone and make the most of the peace and quiet then why not amble up to the viewpoint and look at the view with our new free telescope – installed earlier in the year.

A new adventure playground has proved very popular this summer so if you haven’t discovered it yet then why not bring your children for an outdoor treat?

The Tourist Information Centre and Gift Shop will be open for souvenirs and early Christmas shopping everyday from 9.30am – 4.15pm until the 31st October and then 11am to 4pm until Christmas Eve.

There is also a licensed café, toilets and a picnic and barbecue area and ample free parking.

Queenswood Country Park is signposted at the top of Dinmore Hill on the A49 Hereford – Leominster road.