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Common lime
Durham, County Durham
Recorded by: Eric Haswell, As an individual
- Species:
- Common limeTilia x europaea
- Form:
- Maiden
- Standing or fallen:
- Standing
- Living status:
- Alive
- Girth:
- 4.21m at a height of 1.50m
- Veteran status:
- Notable tree
- County:
- County Durham
- Country:
- England
- Grid reference:
- NZ2795145069
- Public accessibility:
- Public - partial access (e.g. next to footpath or road)
- Surroundings:
- Bridlepath / footpath, Public or open space, Avenue, Urban
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Common lime
Durham, County Durham
Recorded by: Eric Haswell, As an individual
- Species:
- Common lime
- Form:
- Maiden
- Standing or fallen:
- Standing
- Living status:
- Alive
- Girth:
- 4.21m at a height of 1.50m
- Condition:
- Decaying wood in the crown, Verified remotely, No evidence of significant decay
- Veteran status:
- Notable tree
- Tree number:
- 304097
- Local or historic name:
- --
- Tag number:
- County:
- County Durham
- Country:
- England
- Grid reference:
- NZ2795145069
- Public accessibility:
- Public - partial access (e.g. next to footpath or road)
- Surroundings:
- Bridlepath / footpath, Public or open space, Avenue, Urban
- Ancient tree site:
- --
- Woodland Trust wood:
- No
- Epiphytes:
- Ivy, Cuckoo tree
- Fungi:
- --
- Invertebrates:
- --
- Bats:
- --
- Recorded by:
- Eric Haswell
- Recording organisation:
- As an individual
- Last visited:
- 10/11/2026
- First recorded:
- 10/11/2026
This tree is historically and ecologically significant, and deeply tied to the heritage of the old Newton Hall Estate. The grander, taller components, comprise classic British estate trees, including Common Beech, Sycamore, and English Oak. Now very Urban.