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Big Belly Oak

Savernake Forest, Wilts

Recorded by: ATI admin

  • Heritage Tree

  • Trees of National Special Interest (TNSI)

  • Tree of the Year – Shortlisted

    England, 2014

About the tree

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Species:
Sessile oakQuercus petraea
Form:
Pollard form (natural)
Standing or fallen:
Standing
Living status:
Alive
Girth:
11.18m at a height of 1.20m
Veteran status:
Ancient tree

Location of tree

County:
Wilts
Country:
England
Grid reference:
SU2133065749
Public accessibility:
Public - open access
Surroundings:
Roadside

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  • What an awesomely ancient tree! Just to think of the people who must have passed it over the centuries...

    Nicholas Beswick 05/04/2011 Report

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Big Belly Oak

Savernake Forest, Wilts

Recorded by: ATI admin

About the tree

Species:
Sessile oak
Form:
Pollard form (natural)
Standing or fallen:
Standing
Living status:
Alive
Girth:
11.18m at a height of 1.20m
Condition:
Holes or water pockets, Hollowing trunk, Decaying wood in the crown
Veteran status:
Ancient tree
Tree number:
2733
Local or historic name:
Big Belly Oak

Location of tree

County:
Wilts
Country:
England
Grid reference:
SU2133065749
Public accessibility:
Public - open access
Surroundings:
Roadside
Ancient tree site:
Savernake Forest
Woodland Trust wood:
No

Wildlife

Epiphytes:
--
Fungi:
Evidence of
Invertebrates:
--
Bats:
--

Recorded by

Recorded by:
ATI admin
Recording organisation:
--
Last visited:
31/03/2020
First recorded:
01/01/1999
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