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- ↑ The restoration of the Formal Garden at Hestercombe 1973 to 1980 Part 4, Parks & Gardens UK, retrieved 2010-10-04
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- ↑ National Tree Week 2007: Do one thing - Plant a tree The Tree Council, retrieved 2010-10-04