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Oak
Wareham, Dorset
Recorded by: Tim Kellett, As an individual
- Species:
- Oak
- Form:
- Pollard
- Standing or fallen:
- Standing
- Living status:
- Dead
- Girth:
- 4.10m at a height of 1.50m
- Veteran status:
- Ancient tree
- County:
- Dorset
- Country:
- England
- Grid reference:
- SY8776994900
- Public accessibility:
- Private - no access information recorded
- Surroundings:
- Woodland, Ancient wood pasture
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Oak
Wareham, Dorset
Recorded by: Tim Kellett, As an individual
- Species:
- Oak
- Form:
- Pollard
- Standing or fallen:
- Standing
- Living status:
- Dead
- Girth:
- 4.10m at a height of 1.50m
- Condition:
- Holes or water pockets, Hollowing branches, Decaying wood on the ground, Decaying wood in the crown >90%, Hollow trunk - with opening
- Veteran status:
- Ancient tree
- Tree number:
- 300731
- Local or historic name:
- --
- Tag number:
- County:
- Dorset
- Country:
- England
- Grid reference:
- SY8776994900
- Public accessibility:
- Private - no access information recorded
- Surroundings:
- Woodland, Ancient wood pasture
- Ancient tree site:
- --
- Woodland Trust wood:
- No
- Epiphytes:
- Lichen
- Fungi:
- Unsure of species
- Invertebrates:
- Yes
- Bats:
- --
- Recorded by:
- Tim Kellett
- Recording organisation:
- As an individual
- Last visited:
- 25/09/2026
- First recorded:
- 25/09/2026
This pollard oak could be 500-700 years old. It has been dead for some time - possibly in the last 40-80 years. The tree is heavily overshaded in this woodland, which may have led to its demise. It is a very old managed tree - a pollard. It was found when looking for the "Laundary Oak" (the spelling may be wrong), which is noted on the 1880 Ordnance Survey close to the footpath through Bere Wood, but it is not shown on the current OS map. The history is worth looking into. Bloxworth House had an open parkland or wood pasture. This oak could have been one of the open-grown trees on the site. No other pollards are visible nearby. The tree has little bark or cambium so the original grith would have been bigger. It has evidence of three main stems rising from 1.8m height