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New discoveries

This Wych Elm has survived through Dutch Elm disease

Find out about the latest and most inspiring ancient tree discoveries here:

The Ancient Hornbeam of Hainault

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

31 August 2010

The Llangernyw Yew

The oldest tree in Wales..

17 June 2010

The Meavy Oak

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

1 March 2010

The Kissing Beech

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

12 February 2010

The Pulpit Yew

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

26 January 2010

The Hurricane Tree

A special place of remembrance..

13 January 2010

The Wyndham Oak

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

23 December 2009

The Remedy Oak

A Tree with a Fascinating Medical History ..

17 December 2009

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..

9 December 2009

Taplow House Hotel Tulip Tree

Possibly the oldest Tulip Tree in Britain..

26 November 2009

The Borrowdale Fraternal Four

Poetic and Televisual Inspiration..

9 November 2009

Volunteers of the Moment

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

23 October 2009

Facebook Fan

When Old meets New...

28 September 2009

The Pollok Beech

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

28 September 2009

Maryculter House Sweet Chestnut

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

10 July 2009

The Darley Oak

11 June 2009

The Fortingall Yew

Probably the oldest tree in Britain..

11 June 2009

Crewkerne Lucombe Oak

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

18 May 2009

The Bicycle Tree

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

8 May 2009

Centre of Attention

23 April 2009

Belvoir Oak

200 People visit Belvoir Oak

26 March 2009

Tandridge Yew

A tree made famous by Thomas Pakenham

18 March 2009

The Great Holker Lime

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

11 March 2009

The Birnham Oak in Perth and Kinross

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

27 February 2009

Crowhurst Yew

Its amazing what you discover inside a hollow tree

20 February 2009

The Valentine's Day Tree

Have a heart, hug a tree...

9 February 2009

The Much Marcle Yew

Ancient tree/multi-functional garden pavilion...

30 January 2009

The Big Belly Oak

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

12 January 2009

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...

10 December 2008

Tarr Lane Oak

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

13 November 2008

Haunted sycamore, Finnis

Whatever you do, don't touch the tree!

31 October 2008

Sweet chestnut, Auchinleck House

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

24 October 2008

Eastham Park oak

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

10 October 2008

Boom Hall oak

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

3 October 2008

The Capon Tree

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

26 September 2008

The Magic Tree

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

18 September 2008

Waltham St. Lawrence Yew

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

4 September 2008

Ancient rowan, Scotland

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

22 August 2008

Old Snoozy, Blenheim Palace

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

29 July 2008

Croft Castle Sweet Chestnut

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

11 July 2008

Fallen ash, Somerset

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

26 June 2008

Queen Elizabeth Oak

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

13 June 2008

Beech tree, Fosbury hill fort

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

29 April 2008

The Haresfield Oak

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

17 April 2008

Crab apple, Stirling

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

31 March 2008

The Crowley Oak

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

20 March 2008

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...

12 March 2008

Yew tree, Argyll and Bute

A hidden gem, high on the hillsides of windswept Scotland

3 March 2008

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...

18 February 2008

Beech at Broadstone Warren

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

4 February 2008

Talley Abbey Ash

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

25 January 2008

Tortworth Sweet Chestnut

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

21 January 2008

Studley Park oak

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

11 January 2008

Belvoir Park Forest oak

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

4 January 2008

The Discoed Yew

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

21 December 2007

The Squire's Oak

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

17 December 2007

Parliament Oak

Sherwood Forest needs your support!

3 December 2007

Wesley's tree

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

23 November 2007

The Temple Oak

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

16 November 2007

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

26 October 2007

Offa's Dyke's magnificent oak

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

22 October 2007

Champion white poplar

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

11 October 2007

Wych elm of Yorkshire

This Wych elm has survived Dutch elm disease

4 October 2007

Oriental plane discovered in Waitrose

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

24 September 2007

Neil Gow Oak

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

10 September 2007

Beech tree, Baronscourt

The first of our highlighted treasures from Northern Ireland

21 August 2007

The Dicken's tree, Chigwell

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

27 July 2007

Law Day Oak

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

24 July 2007

The Ryedale Sweet Chestnut

One of the Lake District's many special trees

9 July 2007

Sweet chestnut in Elmdon Park

A forgotten treasure in an urban park

26 June 2007

Cow Bridge Ash

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

15 June 2007

The Eardisley Oak

One of Herefordshire's most famous trees

1 June 2007

Cedar of Lebanon from Shropshire

A tree that dominates the landscapes of Shropshire

27 April 2007

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...

17 April 2007

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.

27 March 2007

Beech coppard in Epping Forest

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

16 March 2007

The white leaved oak in Herefordshire

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

9 March 2007

Loddington Apple, Northants

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

26 February 2007

Hunting for Herne's Oak

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

3 February 2007

The Major Oak

The most popular tree in the United Kingdom?

20 October 2006

Wellingtonia

The Woodland Trust Scotland celebrates Ancient Trees.

20 October 2006

Muggington Yew

The 'druid' tree.

20 October 2006

Ancient Tree Hunt

The Ancient Tree Hunt is a Woodland Trust campaign.
The Woodland Trust is a charity registered in England (No. 294344) and in Scotland (No. SC038885).
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