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Jim Ford Knight Commander of the Wild Empire Registered: July 2008 Location: Watford, Hertfordshire. Posts: 5,749	This is a massive 400 year old pollarded tree in Frithsden Beeches, on the Ashridge Estate in the Chilterns. Apparently it featured in a 'Harry Potter' film. See this article: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environmen...es-environment I included a person in the view to give a sense of scale.
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	Keywords: Beech - Fagus sylvatica
	Camera Information: Olympus E3, 12-60mm Zuiko.
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dickie'sbird

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Registered: December 2010
Location: Staffordshire
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Fri November 11, 2011 3:58am

Incredible...and it makes you wonder how on earth those huge branches (tree size in their own right!) manage to stay connected to the main trunk. It's a beautiful beast of a tree at 400 years...if only it could talk!!!

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fairplay
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Registered: March 2008
Posts: 5,285

Sat November 12, 2011 4:57am

Amazing Health and Safety haven't intervened here, especially after the recent incident at a National Trust property (Felbrigg Hall)? when a large Beech fell onto a school party and a boy was killed.

They make such splendid trees but are notorious for dropping branches without warning. One hell of a responsibility for the owner - we all would like the visiting public to be 'at one with nature' but 'at your own risk' signs does not exonerate the owner from his duty of care.

Thankfully/Sadly (from your point of view) the NT were found not guilty at the ensuing trial as they had taken all reasonable means to ensure the public were safe to wander near the tree (regular inspections)

Neil.

PlattHillBadger

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Registered: November 2011
Location: Scotland
Posts: 15

Fri March 30, 2012 3:38pm

Near where I live there is a large beech wood on the side of a hill. It is always really beautiful especially in mid-summer evenings when the sun shines through the leaves.

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