When it came to planting trees, William Robinson had the same interest as the Victorian plant hunters in seeking out and propagating conifer trees, not native to, but growing in similar climatic conditions to the UK.

His Interest was not only their impact on the landscape, as very tall evergreen trees, but also their potential as a commercial crop.

Redwoods produce fine building and joinery timber.  From the West Coast of American, both coastal redwoods (sequoia sempervirens) and giant redwoods (sequoiadrendron giganteum) were introduced to the grounds of country houses in the mid-19th century.

Other examples are Western hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla), Western red cedar (Thuja plicata) and Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii). We hope that you enjoy touching and exploring these mature west coast redwoods, planted all those years ago by William Robinson.