Ancient trees and sites to visit
Ashton Court Park
The Ashton Court Estate is made up of 850 acres of woods and parkland designed by Humphry Repton. It became a deer park over 600 years ago, and has some magnificent old oak trees including the Domesday Oak.
view detailsBickenhall Old Churchyard, Somerset
Old disused churchyard with ancient yew tree and interesting wild flowers.
view detailsBranscombe, Devon
Just up from the Old Bakery in Branscombe lies a small wood pasture made up of ancient ash pollards, once used to supply the bakery with fuel for its bread ovens.
view detailsClovelly Court Park, Devon
Oaks. Nationally important site for lichens.
view detailsCrickley Hill, Gloucestershire
There are ancient beech pollards and oaks at Crickley Country Park.
view detailsDarley Oak, Cornwall
For many centuries this hollow oak has been the subject of local folklore and curious superstitions.
view detailsDinton Park, Wiltshire
Although Philipps House at Dinton only dates back to 1816 the parkland trees are evidence of a much more ancient landscape. Of particular note is the massive sweet chestnut near to the house.
view detailsDomesday Oak, Ashton Court
The Domesday Oak is thought to be about 700 years old. The trunk is held together by supporting timbers and wires, but photos of the tree show that the tree only collapsed relatively recently.
view detailsDunster Park, Somerset
Oaks in medieval deer park.
view detailsDyrham Park, South Gloucestershire
Dyrham deer park is a beautifully landscaped parkland with some stunning ancient ash trees, walking horse chestnut, layering small leafed lime and lots of deer.
view detailsEthy Park and Woods, Cornwall
Ethy Park Woods has 75 large oaks, ash, plus a beech.
view detailsForest of Dean, Speech House Oaks
This grazed, medieval forest with oak pollards was notified as a Site of Special Scientific Interest, in part for being the richest known site for epiphytic flora in the area. It contains a number of uncommon lichens and bryophytes.
view detailsForthampton oaks
This site has some magnificent ancient oaks with spectacular views to Tewkesbury Abbey.
view detailsHolt Forest, Dorset
Medieval forest.
view detailsHorner Wood, Somerset
664 trees recorded including oak, rowan and ash.
view detailsKillerton Park, Devon
Killerton Park is one of the National Trust's largest sites, at 6,400 acres. There are 514 significant trees recorded there, including oaks, sweet chestnut and birch.
view detailsKingston Lacy, Dorset
196 trees ancient and veteran trees have been recorded at Kingston Lacy, including 82 oak pollards. The trees on the stunning beech avenue (pictured) were planted either side of a newly built road, which was created as a toll road.
view detailsKnightshayes Court, Devon
Within the parkland ancient and veteran holly, English oaks and sweet chestnuts can be found alongside notable non-native specimens including Turkey oaks, giant redwoods and Douglas fir, all of which are believed to be some of the first to be introduced to the UK.
view detailsLanhydrock Park, Cornwall
Lanhydrock, which covers 1,000 acres, is one of the best properties for veteran and ancient trees in the south west, with parkland and woods, and hundreds of veteran oak and beech.
view detailsLeigh Woods, Somerset
631 trees recorded including oak, lime and several rare endemic whitebeam.
view detailsLodge Park and Sherborne Estate, Gloucestershire
1,008 trees recorded including beech, ash, lime, oak and hawthorn.
view detailsMeavy (or Royal) Oak, Devon
This tree has been estimated to be at least 900 years old, as it’s said to have been planted during the reign of King John.
view detailsPrior Park, Somerset
136 trees recorded including beech, horse chestnut and yew.
view detailsRingmoor and Turnworth Down, Dorset
The National Trust site of Ringmoor and Turnworth Down is an Iron Age hill fort on an old common. It is also a lapsed wood pasture with some fine examples of both lapsed pollards, ash and holly, as well as a very impressive ancient ash coppice stool.
view detailsSaltram, Devon
Saltram parkland lies on the edge of the busy port city of Plymouth, yet it has extensive wild places to explore and to find quite stunning veteran and ancient trees. Some of the boundary oaks are of particular interest. The old hedgerow sycamore tells the story of how the landscape has altered over the past centuries.
view detailsStock Gaylard Estate, North Dorset
An English (Pendunculate) oak, the Crusader is one of over 100 ancient and other veteran trees to be found in the deer park at the Stock Gaylard Estate.
view detailsStourhead, Wiltshire
229 trees recorded including sweet chestnut, ash and various champion trees.
view detailsThe Bulbarrow Yew, Dorset
A naturally layering tree, which can only be fully appreciated by stepping inside and clambering over its large, low branches.
view detailsThe Tortworth Chestnut, Gloucestershire
This sweet chestnut is thought to be at least 600 years old.
view detailsTolpuddle Martyrs' Tree, Dorset
One of the most famous trees in the country - associated with trade union struggles and the Martyrs' meetings in the 1830s.
view detailsTyntesfield, North Somerset
274 trees recorded including beech, oak, sweet chestnut, lime and champion rare trees in the garden.
view detailsWhiddon Park, Devon
Whiddon Deer Park, situated to the south east of Castle Drogo on Dartmoor, is a magical wild ancient landscape. Massive old gnarled oaks, magnificent majestic beech and hollowed out old crab apple cohabit in this very special part of Devon
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