Shugborough has 900 acres of parkland full of a wide variety of trees from all over the world. In order to make sure our trees stay with us for the future, and to ensure you are not bumped on the head by the odd falling branch, our highly skilled rangers carry out yearly tree inspections. Our rangers are skilled enough to instantly spot diseases and problems with our trees. You may be lucky enough to spot them inspecting with their probes, mallets and binoculars.
Most of these important inspections are carried out in the autumn months of September and October, as by this time trees are starting to lose their leaves. This means we can see the canopy to really check the tree’s health. See if you can catch one of these falling leaves and tick off number 33 on your 50 things to do before you’re 11¾.