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The Ring Oak
Havant, Hants
Recorded by: Malinda Griffin
- Species:
- Pedunculate oakQuercus robur
- Form:
- Coppice
- Standing or fallen:
- Standing
- Living status:
- Alive
- Girth:
- 6.25m at a height of 0.25m
- Veteran status:
- Veteran tree
- County:
- Hants
- Country:
- England
- Grid reference:
- SU7428208197
- Public accessibility:
- Public - open access (e.g. public park)
- Surroundings:
- Woodland, Wood Pasture
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The Ring Oak
Havant, Hants
Recorded by: Malinda Griffin
- Species:
- Pedunculate oak
- Form:
- Coppice
- Standing or fallen:
- Standing
- Living status:
- Alive
- Girth:
- 6.25m at a height of 0.25m
- Condition:
- Holes or water pockets, Hollowing branches, Decaying wood on the ground, Decaying wood in the crown <50%
- Veteran status:
- Veteran tree
- Tree number:
- 214183
- Local or historic name:
- The Ring Oak
- County:
- Hants
- Country:
- England
- Grid reference:
- SU7428208197
- Public accessibility:
- Public - open access (e.g. public park)
- Surroundings:
- Woodland, Wood Pasture
- Ancient tree site:
- --
- Woodland Trust wood:
- No
- Epiphytes:
- Lichen, Moss, Ivy
- Fungi:
- --
- Invertebrates:
- Yes
- Bats:
- --
- Recorded by:
- Malinda Griffin
- Recording organisation:
- --
- Last visited:
- 27/09/2024
- First recorded:
- 16/03/2021
According to modern pagan belief -"Wicca"- if you pass a sickly child or small animal through the ring that the tree has created, the vigour of the oak will strengthen it. Apparently the act needs to be done more than once, back and forth three times. There would be a spell to be recited -has anyone come across it? No sign of offerings when visited in September 2024. For oaks in Wicca, see:- https://witchymagicks.com/oak-trees-in-witchcraft/