Sherwood Arboretum – Day Excursion, Sunday 30 March ’25

Background: The Sherwood Arboretum is one of the three major botanical plantings which belong to the Brisbane City Council and 2025 will be a very special year for the Arboretum as it will be its Centennial Year. Planning was done in 1924 and the first official plantings were carried out on 21st March 1925.

QNC Past President, C. T. White, first suggested the importance of an arboretum, and the concept was taken up by other prominent members of the community. The first official planting on 21st March 1925 was the avenue of Kauri Pines (Agathis robusta), which is known as the Nathan Avenue. On that occasion, as well as C. T. White, the then President of QNC, George Barker, planted a tree on behalf of the Club. The report of the Club’s excursion to the Arboretum on 16th February, 1929 can be found in “The Queensland Naturalist” Vol. VII., No 1. March 1929, pp2-3. The Sherwood Arboretum was then known as Sherwood Forest Park. For more information click the link below

https://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/things-to-see-and-do/council-venues-andprecincts/parks/botanic-gardens-in-brisbane/sherwood-arboretum

Registration: Registration is preferred via the QNC website. Click on the form below, complete all fields and submit. Once you have successfully registered you will receive an automatic email confirming your registration, along with the contact details of the leader Mr Barry Jahnke.

Meeting details: We will meet at the carpark on the Jolimont Street entrance in Sherwood at 8.30am for a 9.00am start. (UBD K 19, where it may be labelled as Sherwood Forest Park).

Details of excursion: We will be met by Andrew Benison of the Friends of Sherwood Arboretum who will give us a brief outline of their involvements there. This could also be an opportunity for us to have some BYO morning tea.

We will then visit parts of the Arboretum of special interest to members. These include areas of specimen trees, the Nathan Avenue, dense plantings along drainage lines and the lakes, which as well as having aquatic plants, also have abundant bird life. As well as a few shelter sheds and water points there are shade trees which we could use as lunch spots, so you may wish to bring a chair.

Amenities: The arboretum also has a range of facilities, including car parking, 2 children’s playgrounds, picnic areas, barbecues, taps and public toilets.