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New discoveries

Find out about the latest and most inspiring ancient tree discoveries here:
The Pulpit Yew
The Pulpit Yew
A tree of Grand Design? It seems that even Ancient yew trees can multi-task..
26 January 2010
 
The Hurricane Tree
The Hurricane Tree
A special place of remembrance..
13 January 2010
 
The Wyndham Oak
The Wyndham Oak
Witness of two New Millennia.. Now that really is rather impressive..
23 December 2009
 
The Remedy Oak
The Remedy Oak
A Tree with a Fascinating Medical History ..
17 December 2009
 
The Tolpuddle Martyrs Tree
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
Taplow House Hotel Tulip Tree
Possibly the oldest Tulip Tree in Britain..
26 November 2009
 
The Borrowdale Fraternal Four
The Borrowdale Fraternal Four
Poetic and Televisual Inspiration..
9 November 2009
 
Volunteers of the Moment
Volunteers of the Moment
Trees and People.. A perfect Combination for the Ancient Tree Hunt Team
23 October 2009
 
Facebook Fan
Facebook Fan
When Old meets New...
28 September 2009
 
The Pollok Beech
The Pollok Beech
Didn't we have a lovely time, the day we went to Pollok...
28 September 2009
 
Maryculter House Sweet Chestnut
Maryculter House Sweet Chestnut
You never know what you might find in a car park..
10 July 2009
 
The Darley Oak
The Darley Oak
11 June 2009
 
The Fortingall Yew
The Fortingall Yew
Probably the oldest tree in Britain..
11 June 2009
 
Crewkerne Lucombe Oak
Crewkerne Lucombe Oak
Your help in saving this tree would be gratefully received..
18 May 2009
 
The Bicycle Tree
The Bicycle Tree
Seeing really is believing.. Is it possible for a tree to have an iron deficiency?
8 May 2009
 
Ankerwycke Yew
Ankerwycke Yew
Did this tree witness the signing of the Magna Carta?
23 April 2009
 
Centre of Attention
Centre of Attention
23 April 2009
 
Belvoir Oak
Belvoir Oak
200 People visit Belvoir Oak
26 March 2009
 
Tandridge Yew
Tandridge Yew
A tree made famous by Thomas Pakenham
18 March 2009
 
The Great Holker Lime
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
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
Crowhurst Yew
Its amazing what you discover inside a hollow tree
20 February 2009
 
The Valentine's Day Tree
The Valentine's Day Tree
Have a heart, hug a tree...
9 February 2009
 
The Much Marcle Yew
The Much Marcle Yew
Ancient tree/multi-functional garden pavilion...
30 January 2009
 
The Big Belly Oak
The Big Belly Oak
A special tree to celebrate our 30,000th record...
12 January 2009
 
The Curley Oak, Wentwood Forest
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
Tarr Lane Oak
One local couple felt so strongly about this tree that they saved it from felling...
13 November 2008
 
Haunted sycamore, Finnis
Haunted sycamore, Finnis
Whatever you do, don't touch the tree!
31 October 2008
 
Sweet chestnut, Auchinleck House
Sweet chestnut, Auchinleck House
Why a blog is more than just a blog...
24 October 2008
 
Eastham Park oak
Eastham Park oak
This weeks tree can be found on a ferry 'cross the Mersey...
10 October 2008
 
Boom Hall oak
Boom Hall oak
This week we visit Northern Ireland for a tree with a spooky history...
3 October 2008
 
The Capon Tree
The Capon Tree
Our one month tour of Acorns to Ancients trees takes us to Scotland...
26 September 2008
 
The Magic Tree
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
Waltham St. Lawrence Yew
A great example of a churchyard yew in Berkshire...
4 September 2008
 
Ancient rowan, Scotland
Ancient rowan, Scotland
Certainly not the biggest ancient tree you will come across, but that makes it all the more unusual...
22 August 2008
 
Ancient hawthorn, West Sussex
Ancient hawthorn, West Sussex
The first hawthorn to feature on the hallowed pages of TOTM...
11 August 2008
 
Old Snoozy, Blenheim Palace
Old Snoozy, Blenheim Palace
Christened by the ATH team following a weekend out at Blenheim Palace...
29 July 2008
 
Croft Castle Sweet Chestnut
Croft Castle Sweet Chestnut
One of an avenue of sweet chestnuts with Spanish origins...
11 July 2008
 
Fallen ash, Somerset
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
Queen Elizabeth Oak
One of the biggest sessile oaks recorded in the whole of the UK
13 June 2008
 
Beech tree, Fosbury hill fort
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
The Haresfield Oak
Supposedly planted to mark the route of Edward II's funeral cortege...
17 April 2008
 
Crab apple, Stirling
Crab apple, Stirling
Quite possibly the smallest girthed ancient tree ever featured as a tree of the moment...
31 March 2008
 
The Crowley Oak
The Crowley Oak
'Crowley's veteran tree' says the sign. We say ancient...
20 March 2008
 
Ancient oak, North Yorkshire Moors
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
Yew tree, Argyll and Bute
A hidden gem, high on the hillsides of windswept Scotland
3 March 2008
 
The Druid's Oak
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
Beech at Broadstone Warren
The biggest beech tree on record. Did Winnie The Pooh visit this one?
4 February 2008
 
Talley Abbey Ash
Talley Abbey Ash
To coin a phrase, 'probably the best ash in Britain'...or at least the biggest...
25 January 2008
 
Tortworth Sweet Chestnut
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
Studley Park oak
A fabulous oak tree on land which has been documented for almost a millennium...
11 January 2008
 
Belvoir Park Forest oak
Belvoir Park Forest oak
2008's first tree of the moment is a monster! And it's Irish..
4 January 2008
 
The Discoed Yew
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
The Squire's Oak
Another magnificent oak hidden away amongst the hustle and bustle of an urban area...
17 December 2007
 
Parliament Oak
Parliament Oak
Sherwood Forest needs your support!
3 December 2007
 
Wesley's tree
Wesley's tree
An elm tree. In Britain. And it's alive! Sort of...
23 November 2007
 
The Temple Oak
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
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
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
Champion white poplar
TROBI declares this white poplar as the ATH's first champion find
11 October 2007
 
Wych elm of Yorkshire
Wych elm of Yorkshire
This Wych elm has survived Dutch elm disease
4 October 2007
 
Oriental plane discovered in Waitrose
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
Neil Gow Oak
Discover the tree under which the legendary Neil Gow composed much of his music
10 September 2007
 
Beech tree, Baronscourt
Beech tree, Baronscourt
The first of our highlighted treasures from Northern Ireland
21 August 2007
 
The Dicken's tree, Chigwell
The Dicken's tree, Chigwell
Known as "The Dickens oak" this is a well known landmark in Chigwell.
27 July 2007
 
Law Day Oak
Law Day Oak
Discover more about the judicial past of this ancient oak in Kent...
24 July 2007
 
The Ryedale Sweet Chestnut
The Ryedale Sweet Chestnut
One of the Lake District's many special trees
9 July 2007
 
Sweet chestnut in Elmdon Park
Sweet chestnut in Elmdon Park
A forgotten treasure in an urban park
26 June 2007
 
Cow Bridge Ash
Cow Bridge Ash
Learn about the unique tale of the Cow Bridge ash...
15 June 2007
 
The Eardisley Oak
The Eardisley Oak
One of Herefordshire's most famous trees
1 June 2007
 
Oak tree, Martlesham Heath
Oak tree, Martlesham Heath
Is this our youngest tree hunter?
18 May 2007
 
Cedar of Lebanon from Shropshire
Cedar of Lebanon from Shropshire
A tree that dominates the landscapes of Shropshire
27 April 2007
 
Oak tree, Boothby Pagnell
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
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
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
The white leaved oak in Herefordshire, a tree so awe inspiring, it has its own visitors book
9 March 2007
 
Loddington Apple, Northants
Loddington Apple, Northants
An orchard apple cultivar called 'Loddington' at Sulgrave Manor, Northants.
26 February 2007
 
Hunting for Herne's Oak
Hunting for Herne's Oak
This tree was spotted at the theatre in Stratford...
3 February 2007
 
Bradgate Park
Bradgate Park
The facts behind the folklore of Bradgate Park.
20 October 2006
 
The Major Oak
The Major Oak
The most popular tree in the United Kingdom?
20 October 2006
 
Wellingtonia
Wellingtonia
The Woodland Trust Scotland celebrates Ancient Trees.
20 October 2006
 
Muggington Yew
Muggington Yew
The 'druid' tree.
20 October 2006