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Ruthergate Oak
Guisborough, Cleveland
Recorded by: Archie Lowe
- Species:
- Sessile oakQuercus petraea
- Form:
- Maiden
- Standing or fallen:
- Standing
- Living status:
- Alive
- Girth:
- 4.50m at a height of 1.50m History
- Veteran status:
- Ancient tree
- County:
- Cleveland
- Country:
- England
- Grid reference:
- NZ6048214884
- Public accessibility:
- Public - no access information recorded
- Surroundings:
- Bridlepath / footpath, Urban
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Ruthergate Oak
Guisborough, Cleveland
Recorded by: Archie Lowe
- Species:
- Sessile oak
- Form:
- Maiden
- Standing or fallen:
- Standing
- Living status:
- Alive
- Girth:
- 4.50m at a height of 1.50m History
- Condition:
- Holes or water pockets, Hollowing trunk, Hollowing branches
- Veteran status:
- Ancient tree
- Tree number:
- 274662
- Local or historic name:
- Ruthergate Oak
- Tag number:
- County:
- Cleveland
- Country:
- England
- Grid reference:
- NZ6048214884
- Public accessibility:
- Public - no access information recorded
- Surroundings:
- Bridlepath / footpath, Urban
- Ancient tree site:
- --
- Woodland Trust wood:
- No
- Epiphytes:
- Lichen, Other
- Fungi:
- --
- Invertebrates:
- Yes
- Bats:
- --
- Recorded by:
- Archie Lowe
- Recording organisation:
- --
- Last visited:
- 22/06/2026
- First recorded:
- 05/04/2025
Wild honeybees appear to be living in a hollow branch.
Guisborough’s oldest resident. The oak once lined the historic Ruthergate road, that led in and out of the town. It then survived the rise and fall of the Guisborough railway. The area is now a housing estate.
Guisborough’s oldest resident?*