Northern Branch Visit - Wykeham Plants followed by ABM

Northern Branch Visit to Wykeham Mature Plants to be followed by the Branch Annual Meeting

Tuesday 8th September 2026

Wykeham Mature Plants
The Walled Garden, Wykeham, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO13 9QS
https://www.wykehammatureplants.co.uk/

10.00: Arrive at Nursery
10.30am: Tour of Nursery with Adam Smith General Manager
12.00: Break for Lunch and Refreshments (provided)
12.30: ANNUAL BRANCH MEETING

Wykeham Mature Plants is a specialist mature tree nursery centred in the Wykeham Walled Garden, surrounded by Grade II listed walls. This used to contain the kitchen garden for the privately-owned stately home of Wykeham Abbey. The 18th century converted Bothy within these walls houses the offices. Backed by the restored Victorian vinehouse and surrounded by approximately six acres of nursery.

The ‘roots’ of the specialist mature tree nursery were planted in 1975 providing mature trees, hedges and shrubs to private homeowners, garden designers, country estates, building developers and landscape contractors across the North of England and beyond. Forming part of the 400-year-old Dawnay Estates at Wykeham, eight miles inland from Scarborough. The nursery has more than 150 acres of field-grown tree and shrub stocks as well as container-grown plants.

In 2018 The Dawnay Estates, including Wykeham Mature Plants, was awarded The Royal Agricultural Society of England’s prestigious Bledisloe Gold Medal. Recognising outstanding achievement in the successful land management and development of an English agricultural estate.

Cost: Free to Members, £10 to guests

RSVP: Jason Daff or Helena Glassup via email: [email protected] or call Jason on 01904 328554

All members, guests and students are welcome to attend this visit (However, only members may vote in the ABM), please get in touch if you are interested in arranging car sharing opportunities.

Meeting Instructions:
Please arrive between by 10:00-10.30 at the Nursery Car Park Postcode YO13 9QT (Alternatively, what3words "tunnel.artichoke.fool" will take you directly to the car park)