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Tree profiles

Find out about some of the most inspiring ancient trees here:

The Ancient Hornbeam of Hainault

A multi-talented gem at the heart of a Woodland Trust Wood

The Llangernyw Yew

The oldest tree in Wales..

The Meavy Oak

A landmark tree where visitors must surely be obliged to eat, drink and be merry!

The Kissing Beech

Can you feel the Love in the wood? It seems that many people can...

The Pulpit Yew

A tree of Grand Design? It seems that even Ancient yew trees can multi-task..

The Hurricane Tree

A special place of remembrance..

The Wyndham Oak

Witness of two New Millennia.. Now that really is rather impressive..

The Remedy Oak

A Tree with a Fascinating Medical History ..

The Tolpuddle Martyrs Tree

One of the most famous trees in the country - iconic with trade union struggles and the Martyrs' meeting in the 1830s..

Taplow House Hotel Tulip Tree

Possibly the oldest Tulip Tree in Britain..

The Borrowdale Fraternal Four

Poetic and Televisual Inspiration..

Volunteers of the Moment

Trees and People.. A perfect Combination for the Ancient Tree Hunt Team

Facebook Fan

When Old meets New...

The Pollok Beech

Didn't we have a lovely time, the day we went to Pollok...

Maryculter House Sweet Chestnut

You never know what you might find in a car park..

The Darley Oak

We think this is the only Ancient Oak in Cornwall but we'd love to be proved wrong..

The Fortingall Yew

Probably the oldest tree in Britain..

Crewkerne Lucombe Oak

Your help in saving this tree would be gratefully received..

The Bicycle Tree

Seeing really is believing.. Is it possible for a tree to have an iron deficiency?

Centre of Attention

Belvoir Oak

200 People visit Belvoir Oak

Tandridge Yew

A tree made famous by Thomas Pakenham

The Great Holker Lime

One of several huge lime trees in Holker Hall in Cumbria....

The Birnham Oak in Perth and Kinross

Is this a dagger I see before me - or just a fantastic tree as quoted by Macbeth?

Crowhurst Yew

Its amazing what you discover inside a hollow tree

The Valentine's Day Tree

Have a heart, hug a tree...

The Much Marcle Yew

Ancient tree/multi-functional garden pavilion...

The Big Belly Oak

A special tree to celebrate our 30,000th record...

The Curley Oak, Wentwood Forest

You can find this tree in a Woodland Trust wood no less, one of several hundred records that have just been added...

Tarr Lane Oak

One local couple felt so strongly about this tree that they saved it from felling...

Haunted sycamore, Finnis

Whatever you do, don't touch the tree!

Sweet chestnut, Auchinleck House

Why a blog is more than just a blog...

Eastham Park oak

This weeks tree can be found on a ferry 'cross the Mersey...

Boom Hall oak

This week we visit Northern Ireland for a tree with a spooky history...

The Capon Tree

Our one month tour of Acorns to Ancients trees takes us to Scotland...

The Magic Tree

The first of our "Acorns to Ancients" trees, as far as we are aware with no actual magic properties...

Waltham St. Lawrence Yew

A great example of a churchyard yew in Berkshire...

Ancient rowan, Scotland

Certainly not the biggest ancient tree you will come across, but that makes it all the more unusual...

Old Snoozy, Blenheim Palace

Christened by the ATH team following a weekend out at Blenheim Palace...

Croft Castle Sweet Chestnut

One of an avenue of sweet chestnuts with Spanish origins...

Fallen ash, Somerset

This mighty ash is a great example of a fallen tree which still provides a great habitat...

Queen Elizabeth Oak

One of the biggest sessile oaks recorded in the whole of the UK

Beech tree, Fosbury hill fort

A bit of a historical tree this week, it can be seen guarding an Iron Age fort..

The Haresfield Oak

Supposedly planted to mark the route of Edward II's funeral cortege...

Crab apple, Stirling

Quite possibly the smallest girthed ancient tree ever featured as a tree of the moment...

The Crowley Oak

'Crowley's veteran tree' says the sign. We say ancient...

Ancient oak, North Yorkshire Moors

This fabulous hollowed oak was discovered out on a walk in the Moors of Yorkshire. Just the way we like them to be found...

Yew tree, Argyll and Bute

A hidden gem, high on the hillsides of windswept Scotland

The Druid's Oak

Why it's called the Druid's Oak we don't know, but it seems like a suitably evocative name for a tree with such history...

Beech at Broadstone Warren

The biggest beech tree on record. Did Winnie The Pooh visit this one?

Talley Abbey Ash

To coin a phrase, 'probably the best ash in Britain'...or at least the biggest...

Tortworth Sweet Chestnut

This sweet chestnut has been recognised with not one but two plaques to celebrate its significance..

Studley Park oak

A fabulous oak tree on land which has been documented for almost a millennium...

Belvoir Park Forest oak

2008's first tree of the moment is a monster! And it's Irish..

The Discoed Yew

2007's final tree of the moment is a species we haven't featured even once this year

The Squire's Oak

Another magnificent oak hidden away amongst the hustle and bustle of an urban area...

Parliament Oak

Sherwood Forest needs your support!

Wesley's tree

An elm tree. In Britain. And it's alive! Sort of...

The Temple Oak

One of the largest Pedunculate oaks in the country! And also one with a mystery...

Warley Place Sweet Chestnut

This tree is one of a group of seven reputedly planted by John Evelyn who was a well known horticulturalist and arborealist at Warley Place an Essex

Offa's Dyke's magnificent oak

This truly ancient oak is one of the largest outside of a parkland landscape in Powys

Champion white poplar

TROBI declares this white poplar as the ATH's first champion find

Wych elm of Yorkshire

This Wych elm has survived Dutch elm disease

Oriental plane discovered in Waitrose

The Wokingham Veteran Tree Association discover a piece of history in waitrose car park

Neil Gow Oak

Discover the tree under which the legendary Neil Gow composed much of his music

Beech tree, Baronscourt

The first of our highlighted treasures from Northern Ireland

The Dicken's tree, Chigwell

Known as "The Dickens oak" this is a well known landmark in Chigwell.

Law Day Oak

Discover more about the judicial past of this ancient oak in Kent...

The Ryedale Sweet Chestnut

One of the Lake District's many special trees

Sweet chestnut in Elmdon Park

A forgotten treasure in an urban park

Cow Bridge Ash

Learn about the unique tale of the Cow Bridge ash...

The Eardisley Oak

One of Herefordshire's most famous trees

Cedar of Lebanon from Shropshire

A tree that dominates the landscapes of Shropshire

Image of Boothby Pagnell oak by Katherine Carr

Oak tree, Boothby Pagnell

The most recent 'Tree of the Moment' was recorded by a member of Woodland Trust staff...

The Bowthorpe Oak

Believed to be over 1,000 years old, the Bowthorpe Oak's hollow trunk has been used for parties in the past, and it is rumoured that at one point over 39 people stood within it.

Beech coppard in Epping Forest

A beech coppard that is reputedly 1000 years old is our 'Tree of the Moment'...

The white leaved oak in Herefordshire

The white leaved oak in Herefordshire, a tree so awe inspiring, it has its own visitors book

Loddington Apple, Northants

An orchard apple cultivar called 'Loddington' at Sulgrave Manor, Northants.

Hunting for Herne's Oak

This tree was spotted at the theatre in Stratford...

The Major Oak

The most popular tree in the United Kingdom?

Wellingtonia

The Woodland Trust Scotland celebrates Ancient Trees.

Muggington Yew

The 'druid' tree.

Ancient Tree Hunt

The Ancient Tree Hunt is a Woodland Trust campaign.
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