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The Meavy Oak
West Devon, Devon
Recorded by: Not specified
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Heritage Tree
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Trees of National Special Interest (TNSI)
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Tree of the Year – Shortlisted
England, 2017
- Species:
- Pedunculate oakQuercus robur
- Form:
- Maiden
- Standing or fallen:
- Standing
- Living status:
- Alive
- Girth:
- 6.12m at a height of 1.50m History
- Veteran status:
- Ancient tree
- County:
- Devon
- Country:
- England
- Grid reference:
- SX5405367188
- Public accessibility:
- Public - partial access (e.g. next to footpath or road)
- Surroundings:
- Roadside, Village green
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The Meavy Oak
West Devon, Devon
Recorded by: Not specified
- Species:
- Pedunculate oak
- Form:
- Maiden
- Standing or fallen:
- Standing
- Living status:
- Alive
- Girth:
- 6.12m at a height of 1.50m History
- Condition:
- Holes or water pockets, Hollowing branches, Decaying wood in the crown <50%, Hollow trunk - with opening
- Veteran status:
- Ancient tree
- Tree number:
- 157634
- Local or historic name:
- The Meavy Oak
- Tag number:
- County:
- Devon
- Country:
- England
- Grid reference:
- SX5405367188
- Public accessibility:
- Public - partial access (e.g. next to footpath or road)
- Surroundings:
- Roadside, Village green
- Ancient tree site:
- --
- Woodland Trust wood:
- No
- Epiphytes:
- Lichen, Moss, Ivy
- Fungi:
- Evidence of
- Invertebrates:
- Yes
- Bats:
- --
- Recorded by:
- Not specified
- Recording organisation:
- --
- Last visited:
- 25/06/2026
- First recorded:
- 08/11/2009
Contrary to what I said about the name of the oak on my last comment, the tree is named "The Meavy Oak" (see Wikipedia!) and is sometimes called The Meavy Royal Oak.