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Ackworth School is very fortunate to have grounds in which thousands of trees flourish. In 2015, Andrew Ward, Head of Biology, led the establishment of our arboretum, curating a list of the 43 UK native trees, mapping them and, with our grounds team, planting the few species not represented in school at that time.
Ten years on, we are producing a downloadable route map, replacing rotted wooden marker posts and adding QR codes to the posts that will link to a dedicated webpage for each tree species. If you would like to donate £250 to dedicate a tree in someone’s memory, this will help cover the cost of maintenance, mapping and, in some cases, replacing one of several species that have died in the intervening decade. We would also be grateful for additional donations towards the upkeep and mapping of the trees.
In the longer term, we will produce a sister guide to the Celebration Park, now also known as the Peace Garden, where many other trees were planted to celebrate the lives of individuals. This guide will include not only commemoration trees, but benches, plaques and buildings around the grounds that mark members of the Ackworth School community over 250 years.
You can read more about the Ackworth Arboretum here (this page has only recently started to sprout...)
