Bedgebury National Pinetum

Bedgebury National Pinetum
Bedgebury National Pinetum, Kent
Bedgebury National Pinetum is located in Kent
Bedgebury National Pinetum
Bedgebury National Pinetum shown within Kent
TypeConifer woodland, arboretum
LocationBedgebury, Kent, UK
Coordinates51°04′30″N 0°27′18″E / 51.0750°N 0.4550°E / 51.0750; 0.4550
Area320 acres (130 ha)
Created1924
Operated byForestry England
OpenAll year

Bedgebury National Pinetum at Bedgebury, Kent, in the United Kingdom, is a recreational and conservational arboretum managed by Forestry England that was established as the National Conifer Collection in 1925 and is now recognised as the most complete collection of conifers on one site anywhere in the world. The collection has over 10,000 trees growing across 320 acres (1.3 km2), including rare, endangered and historically important specimens. Bedgebury National Pinetum conducts conservation work, is home to some 56 vulnerable or critically endangered species, and houses five National Plant Collections.