The National Memorial Arboretum covers an area of over 150 acres of wooded parkland within the National Forest. It consists of trees and memorials all devoted to the act of remembrance where visitors can commemorate those from all nations who have participated in war.

The National Memorial Arboretum is the United Kingdom's memorial to commemorate and celebrate those from all over the world who have given their lives in the service of their country, all who have served and those who have suffered as a result of conflict and others of all nations who for specific or appropriate reasons are commemorated on the site.

The site is laid out with paths through areas that are given a colour code, each coloured area consists of memorials to specific services. The range of people and services covered by the numerous memorials across the site fall into several categories: The Armed/Military Services, Civil Services, The Police Service, The Fire and Rescue Service, The Ambulance Service, Registered Charities, National and Local Volunteer Organisations and Overseas Volunteer Organisations.

There are in excess of 50,000 trees throughout the site used to represent the various services and their memorials. For example, at the main entrance there is an avenue of 39 saplings leading away from a plinth that marks the Berlin Airlift which represent the 39 lives lost during this event and eucalyptus trees, planted to acknowledge the vital role played by Australian airmen, based in Britain during World War II. There are plaques on each of the coloured walks that explain the choice of trees used for a particular memorial or for a particular service or group.

There are over 150 memorials and plots, some of which are:

The Armed Forces Memorial, at the heart of the Arboretum. Engraved on the white stone walls are the names of over 16,000 servicemen and servicewomen who have lost their lives since the Second World War.

The Armed Services Memorial. Its purpose is to give recognition and thanks for those servicemen and women who have been killed while on duty or from terrorist actions since the Second World War.

The Burma Railway Memorial, a tribute to those who were forced to construct the infamous ‘Railway of Death’, constructed from 30 metres of the original rails and sleepers used on the Burma Railway.

The Millennium Chapel of Peace and Forgiveness where an act of remembrance takes place at 11am each day with two minutes' silence accompanied by the Last Post and Reveille.

The National Memorial Arboretum was founded in 1997. The grounds were former sand and gravel quarries restored to their original grassland state by the quarry company, Lafarge-Aggregates who then gifted the land for use by the Memorial Arboretum Charity, charging only minimal rent.

Croxall Road, Alrewas, England.

The Arboretum is sited in the centre of England at Alrewas, Burton-Upon-Trent, Staffordshire. It is easy to reach from any part of the country as it is close to all the Midlands motorways.