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Eastwoodhill in Ngatapa, is the brainchild of William Douglas Cook. Blinded in his right eye and missing the end of a finger, William Douglas Cook recuperated in England, where he fell in love with the autumnal colours of Northern Hemisphere trees. On his return to his ballot farm, 35 kilometres inland from Gisborne, he began his life’s mission, to plant 135 hectares of trees. Eastwoodhill now holds about 15,000 trees, including 103 threatened species.
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Douglas Cook s property in 1911 after early plantings. It is the largest collection of Northern Hemisphere trees, south of the equator and with 25 kilometres of walking tracks, it’s well worth a walk in the park.