The Barton Park Giant Trees Arboretum in Wallerawang is holding an open day on Saturday, October 7 from 9.30am to 4pm.
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Everyone is invited to come and celebrate 10 years of operation by taking a stroll around the juvenile giants. Refreshments will be available.
Founders Bruce Ryan and Mark Watchorn dreamed of a botanical garden featuring many examples of the world’s largest trees.
In 2007 they secured a lease on a 16 hectare parcel of land on the eastern shores of Lake Wallace, part of the original Barton Park estate.
Together with a number of hard-working volunteers, Bruce and Mark put in countless hours of extremely physical labour to transform the degraded pastoral land into what is now a series of groves separated by mowed lawns and trails.
The Barton Park Giant Trees Arboretum is a non-profit organisation supported by member’s dues, donations and grants from various branches of government.
Ten years on, the open day is an opportunity to explore and appreciate recent changes at the site.
The entry fee is $5 per person or $10 per family. For $20 per year, you can become a Friend of the Giants member and get free entry to the open day.
Quality coffee, jaffles and muffins will be available. To find the arboretum, turn off the Great Western Highway at Barton Avenue, then take the first right onto Rocky Waterhole Drive. The gateway to the arboretum is located just beyond the dam.