Bedgebury National Pinetum

Goudhurst, Kent

Evidence-backed Dawn Redwood Giant Sequoia Coast Redwood Public access

One of the world's great conifer collections in the Kent Weald, with totem-pole coast redwoods among sequoia and dawn redwood. Free.

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Access
Open to the public
Last checked
20 Jun 2026
Access note
Free entry on foot; pay-and-display Forestry England car park.
Visitor information
forestryengland.uk/bedgebury

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Redwood species here

Dawn Redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides)
Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum)
Coast Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens)

Best in autumn: the dawn redwood is deciduous, and its foliage turns a foxy copper-red before falling — often the finest time to visit.

Photos

  • Bedgebury National Pinetum
    Credit: N Chadwick / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Evidence

Evidence-backed

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Species
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About this place

Compiled from the listed sources below — not a first-hand account.

Bedgebury National Pinetum is a Forestry England arboretum in the Wealden countryside of Kent, established as the National Conifer Collection in 1925 and regarded as one of the most complete conifer collections in the world. All three redwoods grow here: the giant sequoia (Wellingtonia) and the tall, straight-stemmed coast redwood, alongside the deciduous dawn redwood. Free to enter on foot; parking is paid.

Sources

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Last updated: 20 Jun 2026

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