ウェストパーリーの天然記念物・トップ6

Beautiful snowdrops in February highly recommend these gardens

A memorial to a Red Arrows pilot who died following a display at the Bournemouth Air Festival. The 33-year-old pilot died when his Hawk T1 jet crashed after completing a display at the annual festival in 2011.

A sculpture piece which highlights the layers of sands, gravels and clays that make up Hengistbury Head were formed around 65 million years ago beneath a warm tropical sea. This was the beginning of a very unstable period. Movements in the earth’s crust created the Alps and in southern England the land surface was gently folded. Temperatures and sea levels fluctuated widely. Tropical seas gave way to warm lagoons and then extreme cold as a series of ice ages gripped the land. This dramatic history is visible in the cliffs along Hengistbury Head.

Art installation showing layers of compacted earth

The Upper Gardens is a place of serenity and an absolute must-see if in Bournemouth. The gardens have a 'three continent theme' feauturing garden displays from Europe, Asia, and North America. The park boasts some unusual tree species including North American Giant Redwood (believed to be the largest in the country) and a group of mature Persian Ironwood trees.

Protected bluebell woodland area (National Trust, free access).

The memorial is on East Cliff Road, not the promenade.

Jon was the pilot of Red 4 of the RAF Aerobatic Display Team and tragically lost his life at the Bournemouth Air Festival in August 2011.