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Rydal Chestnut
South Lakeland, Cumbria
Recorded by: Not specified
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Heritage Tree
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Trees of National Special Interest (TNSI)
- Species:
- Sweet chestnutCastanea sativa
- Form:
- Maiden
- Standing or fallen:
- Standing
- Living status:
- Alive
- Girth:
- 10.85m at a height of 1.50m History
- Veteran status:
- Ancient tree
- County:
- Cumbria
- Country:
- England
- Grid reference:
- NY3672806401
- Public accessibility:
- Public - restricted access (e.g. National Trust property)
- Surroundings:
- Parkland
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Rydal Chestnut
South Lakeland, Cumbria
Recorded by: Not specified
- Species:
- Sweet chestnut
- Form:
- Maiden
- Standing or fallen:
- Standing
- Living status:
- Alive
- Girth:
- 10.85m at a height of 1.50m History
- Condition:
- Holes or water pockets, Hollowing trunk, Hollowing branches, Decaying wood on the ground, Decaying wood in the crown <50%
- Veteran status:
- Ancient tree
- Tree number:
- 2366
- Local or historic name:
- Rydal Chestnut
- Tag number:
- County:
- Cumbria
- Country:
- England
- Grid reference:
- NY3672806401
- Public accessibility:
- Public - restricted access (e.g. National Trust property)
- Surroundings:
- Parkland
- Ancient tree site:
- --
- Woodland Trust wood:
- No
- Epiphytes:
- Lichen, Moss, Cuckoo tree
- Fungi:
- --
- Invertebrates:
- --
- Bats:
- --
- Recorded by:
- Not specified
- Recording organisation:
- --
- Last visited:
- 16/04/2026
- First recorded:
- 30/06/2007
From Tree of the Moment - This magnificent seven hug example has been recorded by John Chapman, and was nominated as a special tree for our official project launch by Marina Ramsden of The Lake District National Park Authority. Although located on private land just off the public right of way at Rydal Hall, Ambleside, permission is not required to view this tree. The property is a registered historic park and garden and it is assumed that the tree relates to the original house.
Still healthy in 2019 and seems to have grown a bit !