A village arboretum

Sidmouth is certainly a first:

Sidmouth is the UK's first 'civic' arboretum: it encompasses the entire town rather than a separate single site. Established in 2010, the arboretum aims to maintain and enhance the area through tree planting and protection.

Sidmouth i-Tree Eco impact summary

And tomorrow it'll be hosting its AGM - with guest speaker Dame Julia Slingo, former Chief Scientist at the Met Office, now a patron of the Sidmouth Arboretum:

Futures Forum: Sidmouth Arboretum AGM > Tuesday 16th January > guest speaker Dame Julia Slingo, former Met Office chief scientist

Meanwhile, there is another first - in the south of France:
Village arboretum de Vernet-les-Bains - Wikipedia


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Village Arboretum | Vernet-les-Bains

After much restoration work, Vernet became the first “Village *Arboretum” in France with over 2,000 identified and listed trees in the village

Vernet les Bains - anglophone-direct
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