Ancient Trees of the U.K - where to find ifo on their location

[Hobjob]

Stavely Thicks, near Butley, Nr woodbridge has some fantastic 60 ft hollies and wonderful oaks - old royal hunting forest .......... amazing place. Give me a shout and I'll try and join you.

[wild flower]

If you go to Ripley you will not be far from the beautiful Nidderdale AONB-they also have an ancient tree project as well as a great sweet shop in Pateley bridge!

[Jim Ford]

Originally Posted by earthdragon64

If you are going to make it as far north as Scotland, the Birnam Oak is well worth a visit.

North of Perth, it is believed to be the last remaining tree of Birnam Wood of Shakespeares 'MacBeth'.

Big Tree Country - Birnam Heritage Trees

... and don't overlook the other trees on the site.

Jim

[diggleken]

yes, Perthshire - big tree country, great place - dont forget the Fortingstall yew either, oldest in the country!
(supposedly)!
Ken

[Meta menardi]

Originally Posted by wild flower

If you go to Ripley you will not be far from the beautiful Nidderdale AONB-they also have an ancient tree project as well as a great sweet shop in Pateley bridge!

Not to mention excellent porkpies. Check out which butcher has the biggest Queue.

Just checked memory vault, not been there for about 6years.

[Durrell's Roadrunner]

[quote=KeenTeen17;406079]nottingham forest is good for the famous robin hoods tree.


yes this is already on my hit list actually!

[Durrell's Roadrunner]

Originally Posted by Hobjob

Stavely Thicks, near Butley, Nr woodbridge has some fantastic 60 ft hollies and wonderful oaks - old royal hunting forest .......... amazing place. Give me a shout and I'll try and join you.

thanks i shall go here but not on my next planned 2 trips!
when i do shall give you shout

[cutecoot]

Here are a couple of ancient yews in Surrey which are estimated to be around 4-5,000 years old:

Tandridge Yew:



Crowhurst Yew:



The photos don't really do them justice as you cant really get an idea of size from them, but they are pretty big!!

As already mentioned, Thomas Pakenham's 'Meeting with Remarkable Trees' is a great compilation of interesting trees around the uk, would thoroughly recommend it! Some of the trees are pretty hard to find though, I never did find the one made famous by the Tolpuddle Martyrs! (I must have been in the wrong place completely because I'm sure it would be well marked!)

[cutecoot]

Also, in Sussex, at a couple of National Trust properties:

- Sheffield Park there is the Big Tree Walk with some of the largest specimens of Sequoia in the UK - this one has a very unusual trunk/root system and is huge!:



- at Wakehurst Place there is the Rock Walk, with many yews growing on the edge of the rocks with exposed root systems which are quite fascinating to see!:

[Durrell's Roadrunner]

WOW thanks for them pics i shall indeed have to ensure to go to these places to give all those mentioned trees a huge hug!

AMAZING