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Large leaved lime
Steyning, West Sussex
Recorded by: Rob Skinner
- Species:
- Large leaved limeTilia platyphyllos
- Form:
- Coppice
- Standing or fallen:
- Standing
- Living status:
- Alive
- Girth:
- 3.30m at a height of 0.10m
- Veteran status:
- Notable tree
- County:
- West Sussex
- Country:
- England
- Grid reference:
- TQ1564511581
- Public accessibility:
- Private - not visible from public access (permission required to view)
- Surroundings:
- Ancient woodland
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Large leaved lime
Steyning, West Sussex
Recorded by: Rob Skinner
- Species:
- Large leaved lime
- Form:
- Coppice
- Standing or fallen:
- Standing
- Living status:
- Alive
- Girth:
- 3.30m at a height of 0.10m
- Condition:
- Decaying wood in the crown, Decaying wood on the ground
- Veteran status:
- Notable tree
- Tree number:
- 283087
- Local or historic name:
- --
- Tag number:
- County:
- West Sussex
- Country:
- England
- Grid reference:
- TQ1564511581
- Public accessibility:
- Private - not visible from public access (permission required to view)
- Surroundings:
- Ancient woodland
- Ancient tree site:
- --
- Woodland Trust wood:
- No
- Epiphytes:
- Lichen, Moss
- Fungi:
- --
- Invertebrates:
- Yes
- Bats:
- --
- Recorded by:
- Rob Skinner
- Recording organisation:
- --
- Last visited:
- 02/11/2025
- First recorded:
- 16/10/2025
Slightly dubious about these trees in Court Plantation, there may be back-crossings involved. For more on the South Downs population and the general genetic background, see:- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1618866718307854 and the Sussex Rare Plant Register 2001 p. 101 (I’ve added a PDF extract).