Queenswood Country Park & Arboretum and Bodenham Lake

Queenswood Country Park & Arboretum: the Green Heart of Herefordshire

Queenswood is the only designated country park in the county. It includes an arboretum (a 47 acre tree collection with over 1,200 rare and exotic trees from all over the world) and 123 acres of semi-natural ancient woodland which is designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and Local Nature Reserve (LNR).

There is an extensive and exciting range of attractions that are interesting, fun and healthy for people of all ages. Additionally, a variety of special events are organised throughout the year, so keep checking back for updates to our ‘What’s On?‘ page.

Queenswood

Has an extensive & exciting range of attractions that are interesting, fun & healthy for people of all ages.

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Arboretum

Today, the Arboretum at Queenswood contains an incredible collection of trees from around the globe.

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Wildlife

The coppice & hillside woodlands provide a variety of important habitats for a whole range of wildlife.

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Bodenham Lake

Bodenham Lake is one of the largest stretches of open water in Herefordshire, covering around 50 acres,

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Plan your visit today!

There’s so much to do and discover at Queenswood and Bodenham Lake – pay us a visit and find out for yourself!

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There’s so much to do & see at Queenswood Country Park!

Queenswood is a fragment of the vast ancient oak wood that once stretched to the Welsh borders & beyond. It frequently reverted to the source of all estates, “the crown” (the monarch) intermittently, and changed its name from ‘Kings Wood’ to ‘Queenswood’ in the reign of Queen Elizabeth II.

Queenswood: the green heart of Herefordshire

There’s so much to do and discover at Queenswood and Bodenham Lake – pay us a visit and find out for yourself!

Visitor Centre

The Old Tannery building houses the visitor centre & Herefordshire Wildlife Trust shop. Be sure to call in!

Get Involved

From getting your hands dirty helping with practical tasks or chatting to visitors in the visitor centre!

Gruffalo Trail

Follow our Gruffalo sculpture trail through the Arboretum! Quiz Trails are available from the visitor centre

What's On

We have a number of events held throughout the year here at Queenswood. See what we have going on here!

Great place to take the kids for a say out. The Gruffalo Trail is great and easy to follow, but very popular and for that reason can get very muddy. Pay for parking, but I thought the price was very reasonable, well worth a visit

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Alyn Aitken

Plenty of parking. Take the right change. £4 for 3 hours. Very muddy and steep in parts, but you can keep to more flat and drier paths. Sequoia trees are fab! Takeaway food from cafe. Gorgeous hot chocolate.

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Debbie Riley

Good paths to follow, can easily spend several hours here, good food and reasonable priced,£4.50 for a pasta pot and gorgeous cheese burgers. Good seating areas for picnics and clean toilets with hand sanitizer. Plenty of space not to be overcrowded and plenty of parking space.

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Susan Addison