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Gog

Essex

Recorded by: Not specified, Woodland Trust Volunteer

About the tree

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Species:
Pedunculate oakQuercus robur
Form:
Pollard managed
Standing or fallen:
Standing
Living status:
Alive
Girth:
5.70m at a height of 1.00m
Veteran status:
Veteran tree

Location of tree

County:
Essex
Country:
England
Grid reference:
TL53361918
Public accessibility:
Public - restricted access
Surroundings:
Public or open space, Deer park, Woodland

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  • Known locally as "Gog" of Gog and Magog. It is reputedly more than 500 years old.

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Gog

Essex

Recorded by: Not specified, Woodland Trust Volunteer

About the tree

Species:
Pedunculate oak
Form:
Pollard managed
Standing or fallen:
Standing
Living status:
Alive
Girth:
5.70m at a height of 1.00m
Condition:
Decaying wood in the crown, Decaying wood on the ground
Veteran status:
Veteran tree
Tree number:
132309
Local or historic name:
Gog
Tag number:

Location of tree

County:
Essex
Country:
England
Grid reference:
TL53361918
Public accessibility:
Public - restricted access
Surroundings:
Public or open space, Deer park, Woodland
Ancient tree site:
Hatfield Forest
Woodland Trust wood:
No

Wildlife

Epiphytes:
Lichen, Moss
Fungi:
Evidence of, Oak bracket (Inonotus dryadeus)
Invertebrates:
--
Bats:
--

Recorded by

Recorded by:
Not specified
Recording organisation:
Woodland Trust Volunteer
Last visited:
07/09/2013
First recorded:
07/09/2013