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Burry Maiden Oak
Uttlesford, Essex
Recorded by: Not specified
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Trees of National Special Interest (TNSI)
- Species:
- Pedunculate oakQuercus robur
- Form:
- Maiden
- Standing or fallen:
- Standing
- Living status:
- Alive
- Girth:
- 10.10m at a height of 1.50m History
- Veteran status:
- Ancient tree
- County:
- Essex
- Country:
- England
- Grid reference:
- TL5909623677
- Public accessibility:
- Private - visible from public access (permission not required to view)
- Surroundings:
- Parkland, Field, Arable
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Burry Maiden Oak
Uttlesford, Essex
Recorded by: Not specified
- Species:
- Pedunculate oak
- Form:
- Maiden
- Standing or fallen:
- Standing
- Living status:
- Alive
- Girth:
- 10.10m at a height of 1.50m History
- Condition:
- Holes or water pockets, Hollowing trunk, Hollowing branches, Decaying wood in the crown, Decaying wood on the ground
- Veteran status:
- Ancient tree
- Tree number:
- 9456
- Local or historic name:
- Burry Maiden Oak
- County:
- Essex
- Country:
- England
- Grid reference:
- TL5909623677
- Public accessibility:
- Private - visible from public access (permission not required to view)
- Surroundings:
- Parkland, Field, Arable
- Ancient tree site:
- --
- Woodland Trust wood:
- No
- Epiphytes:
- Lichen, Moss
- Fungi:
- --
- Invertebrates:
- --
- Bats:
- --
- Recorded by:
- Not specified
- Recording organisation:
- --
- Last visited:
- 26/03/2023
- First recorded:
- 01/01/2002
This tree is recorded on the ATH Register of Named Trees
One of the few surviving remnants of the mediaeval hunting forest, mostly cleared to construct the Great Dunmow aerodrome in WWII. Considered by some to be 1,000 years old but its huge burred base exaggerates the girth. At 2.5m the girth is about 6m which is a more realistic reference if attempting to estimate its age.