Glenorchard

Glenorchard has one of the best conifer collections in the district, planted largely during the 19th century in a belt along the south drive to the former house. Specimens include giant sequoia, Douglas Fir, monkey puzzle and blue Serbian spruce. The area of parkland to the east of the former house site contains uncommon mature specimen trees such as yellow-leaved sycamore, copper beech and chestnut. Many of the unusual ornamental trees were planted by the father of the last owners of the estate (the last Bartholomew died in 1957). There has been sensitive planting on the golf course since its opening in the early-20th century, largely retaining the parkland character. There are only ground-level remains of the old walled garden with an overgrown beech hedge along one side of it. A mature double-row lime avenue runs south from the house.