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WHERE TO SEE ANCIENT TREES
The Woodland Trust’s interactive map shows the
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whereabouts of more than 100,000 veteran trees

and ancient woodland. ati.woodlandtrust.org.uk

n The Tree Register itemises notable and ancient
trees in Britain and Ireland. treeregister.org

Elmdon Park features an ancient sweet chestnut,
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dating from 1518. solihull.gov.uk/parks/

elmdonnaturepark

n Epping Forest is an ancient woodland, including
a medieval forest. visiteppingforest.org

n Find ancient yews at graveyards in Discoed
in Powys, Llangernyw in Conwy and Fortingall

in Perthshire.

n Visit the Holker Great Lime at Holker Hall in
Cumbria. holker.co.uk

n Kingley Vale in West Sussex is home to
1,000-year-old yews. naturalengland.org.uk

Kingston Lacy in Dorset has ancient oak
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pollards and a 17th-century cedar walk.
nationaltrust.org.uk/kingston-lacy

n See some of Europe’s oldest trees in Savernake
Forest in Wiltshire. savernakeestate.co.uk

n Sherwood Forest in Nottingham is home to the
800-year-old Major Oak. sherwoodforest.org.uk

The tangled stems
of wisteria would
topple a young or
small tree, but a
mature pedunculate
oak (Quercus robur)
provides a sturdy
scaffolding for this
hefty climber

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