Contact Us

We are always delighted to hear from visitors, members, groups, volunteers, fellow arborists, botanists and horticulturalists, and teachers - indeed, anyone with an interest in the arboretum.

Our address

The Yorkshire Arboretum
Castle Howard
York
YO60 7BY

Contact Details

Visitor Centre (contacting the team and general enquiries): 01653 648598
General enquiries: visit@yorkshirearboretum.org

Organisational Information

The Yorkshire Arboretum and Ray Wood are gardens of the Castle Howard Arboretum Trust, a registered charity (number 1044931), with the company registration number 3006258, and which has its registered office at:

c/o The Estate Office
Castle Howard
York
YO60 7DA

Team Members

  • Arborist - Ben Paterson

  • Chief Operating Officer - Mathew Harrison

  • Director - John Grimshaw

  • Education Officer - Kathryn Hardaker

  • Finance Assistant - Inesa Caikyte

  • Head of Tree Health & Training - Ginette Alexander

  • Operations Manager - Neil Batty

  • Visitor Services Coordinator - Claire Curtoys

  • Tree Health Centre Administrator - Claire Lazenby (On Leave)

  • Front Desk Team - Annette Major, Moya Anthony, Carolyn Young & Emma Harrison.