No
|
Name of tree |
Tree species |
Location
|
Nation
|
Notes
|
1
|
The Signing Oak |
English oak (Quercus robur) |
Windsor Great Park, Berkshire
|
England
|
900 years old
|
2
|
The Great Bressingham Oak |
English oak (Quercus robur) |
Bressingham Hall, Norfolk
|
England
|
Tudor-era tree
|
3
|
Chatsworth Alder |
Alder (Alnus glutinosa) |
Chatsworth Park, Derbyshire
|
England
|
One of the oldest alders in the country
|
4
|
Queen Elizabeth Oak
|
Sessile oak (Quercus petraea)
|
Cowdray Park, West Sussex
|
England
|
Around 1,000 years old. Queen Elizabeth I rested and took lunch under the Oak in 1591 during a hunting trip.
|
5
|
Doddington Sweet Chestnut
|
Sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa)
|
Doddington Hall, Lincoln, Lincolnshire
|
England
|
350–400 years old
|
6
|
Ullswater Silver Birch
|
Silver birch (Betula pendula)
|
Ullswater, Cumbria
|
England
|
Exceptional size and condition for its species
|
7
|
St Edward's Yew
|
Common yew (Taxus baccata)
|
St Edward's Church, Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire
|
England
|
One of two which frame the door of St Edward's Church in Stow-on-the-Wold
|
8
|
Lambeth Palace Fig
|
‘White Marseilles' fig (Ficus carica)
|
Lambeth Palace, London
|
England
|
Originally planted by Cardinal Pole, the last Roman Catholic Archbishop from 1556 to 1558
|
9
|
John Keats' Mulberry
|
Black mulberry (Morus nigra)
|
Keats House Museum, London
|
England
|
Found in the garden of Keats House Museum, where renowned poet John Keats is believed to have written some of his most famous poems including ‘Ode to a Nightingale'
|
10
|
The Raydale Holly
|
Holly (Ilex aquifolium)
|
Woldside Wood, Raydale Grange, North Yorkshire
|
England
|
Part of a collection growing as an ancient coppice in Woldside Wood
|
11
|
The Much Marcle Yew
|
Common yew (Taxus baccata)
|
Much Marcle Church, Ledbury, Herefordshire
|
England
|
Has a huge hollow which is unusual to see for an ancient maiden yew
|
12
|
The Royal Oak
|
English oak (Quercus robur)
|
Boscobel House, Boscobel, Shropshire
|
England
|
King Charles II hid within this tree to escape the Roundheads following the Battle of Worcester in 1651
|
13
|
The Great Veteran Lime
|
Common lime (Tilia × europaea)
|
Wrest Park, Bedfordshire
|
England
|
Planted around 1670
|
14
|
Osborne House Cork Oak
|
Cork oak (Quercus suber)
|
Osborne House, East Cowes, Isle of Wight
|
England
|
Planted on 4 December 1847 by Prince Albert at Osborne House, Queen Victoria's holiday home on the Isle of Wight
|
15
|
Restormel Sessile Oak
|
Sessile oak (Quercus petraea)
|
Restormel Castle, Cornwall
|
England
|
About 400 years old. It has links to the Civil War, and action took place in 1644 around the tree
|
16
|
The Hangman's Tree
|
English oak (Quercus robur)
|
Shane's Castle, Randalstown, County Antrim
|
Northern Ireland
|
One of the largest oaks on Shane's Castle Estate and over 350 years old
|
17
|
The Marriage Tree
|
Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris)
|
Finzean Estate, Banchory, Aberdeenshire
|
Scotland
|
About 100 years old and is on the list of Heritage Trees of Scotland
|
18
|
The Hirsel Tulip Tree
|
Tulip (Liriodendron tulipifera)
|
Hirsel Estate, Coldstream, Scottish Borders
|
Scotland
|
One of Scotland's oldest surviving tulip trees. It is thought to have been planted in 1742.
|
19
|
The Giant
|
European silver fir (Abies alba)
|
Ardkinglas Woodland Garden, Cairndow, Argyll and Bute
|
Scotland
|
Thought to be the largest silver fir in the UK
|
20
|
The Brahan Elm
|
Wych elm (Ulmus glabra)
|
Brahan Estate, Dingwall, Ross-shire
|
Scotland
|
Relatively scarce deciduous tree that supports abundant insect life in the forest
|
21
|
The Balmerino Sweet Chestnut
|
Sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa)
|
Balmerino Abbey, Newport-on-Tay, Fife
|
Scotland
|
Said to have been planted by Mary, Queen of Scots, in 1565. Dating confirms the tree to be between 390 and 425 years old.
|
22
|
The Drumlanrig Douglas
|
Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)
|
Drumlanrig Castle Gardens, Queensbury Estate, Dumfries and Galloway
|
Scotland
|
Planted in 1829 and is thought to be the first Douglas fir planted in the UK
|
23
|
Dumfries House Sycamore
|
Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus)
|
Dumfries House, Cumnock, East Ayrshire
|
Scotland
|
Reputed to have been planted in 1599
|
24
|
Dundonnell Yew
|
Common yew (Taxus baccata)
|
Dundonnell House Gardens, Wester Ross
|
Scotland
|
Believed to be the second oldest yew in Scotland, after the Fortingall Yew in Perthshire
|
25
|
Coed Glaslyn Rowan
|
Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia)
|
Coed Glaslyn, Powys
|
Wales
|
Huge in size, which is rare for rowans
|
26
|
Curley Oak
|
English oak (Quercus robur)
|
Wentwood, Newport
|
Wales
|
One of the oldest oaks in Wales
|
27
|
Plas Newydd Beech
|
Common beech (Fagus sylvatica)
|
Plas Newydd, Llanfairpwll, Anglesey
|
Wales
|
Has a girth of over 10m. It looks as it is several trees fused together.
|
28
|
The Buttington Yew
|
Common yew (Taxus baccata)
|
All Saints Church, Buttington, Powys
|
Wales
|
Oldest known planting date of any yew tree in Britain. It was planted in 893 CE to commemorate the Battle of Buttington.
|
29
|
Llangernyw Yew
|
Common yew (Taxus baccata)
|
St Digain's Church Yard, Llangernyw, Conwy
|
Wales
|
Poet Margaret Sandbach of nearby Hafodunos Hall, described a funeral here in 1852
|
30
|
Prisk Wood Small Leaved Lime
|
Small leaved lime (Tilia cordata)
|
Prisk Wood, Monmouthshire
|
Wales
|
At first sight the trunks appear to be separate trees but in fact it is all one individual.
|
31
|
Newtown Wild Black Poplar
|
Wild black poplar (Populus nigra ssp. betulifolia)
|
Newtown Y Drenewydd, Powys
|
Wales
|
One of the largest wild black poplar recorded among only around 7,000 remaining in the UK
|
32
|
Wyesham Oak
|
English oak (Quercus robur)
|
Wyesham, Monmouthshire
|
Wales
|
Thought to have been growing around the time of Geoffrey of Monmouth's birth circa 1095
|
33
|
Pulpit Yew
|
Common yew (Taxus baccata)
|
St James Churchyard, Nantglyn, Denbighshire
|
Wales
|
John Wesley, founder of the Methodist Church, preached from here
|
34
|
Vangarde Crack Willow
|
Crack willow (Salix fragilis)
|
Vangarde Shopping Centre, York, North Yorkshire
|
England
|
One of the largest crack willows in the UK with a girth of 7.8m
|
35
|
The Preston Twin Elm
|
English Elm (Ulmus procera)
|
Preston Park, Brighton and Hove, East Sussex
|
England
|
Around 400 years old
|
36
|
Crom Yew
|
Common yew (Taxus baccata)
|
Crom Castle, Newtownbutler, County Fermanagh
|
Northern Ireland
|
The Crom Yew is two yews entwined together, one male and one female.
|
37
|
The Ashbrittle Yew
|
Common yew (Taxus baccata)
|
St John the Baptist Church, Tiverton, Devon
|
England
|
Certified as 3,000 years old
|
38
|
Camusnagaul Pollarded Oak
|
Sessile oak (Quercus petraea)
|
Achaphubuil, Lochaber, The Highlands
|
Scotland
|
Composed largely of downy birch and sessile oak with both shrubby and moss ground flora
|
39
|
The Old Spanish Chestnut
|
Sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa)
|
Castle Leod, Ross-shire
|
Scotland
|
Planted in 1553 to commemorate a visit by Marie de Guise, Queen of France, and the granting of sasines by Mary, Queen of Scots.
|
40
|
The Defynnog Yew
|
Common yew (Taxus baccata)
|
St Cynog's Churchyard, Defynnog, Powys
|
Wales
|
Oldest yew in the UK
|
41
|
Maesgwyn English Oak
|
English oak (Quercus robur)
|
Maesgwyn Estate, Chirk, Wrexham
|
Wales
|
Thought to date back to the reign of Egbert, King of Wessex, in 802
|
42
|
The St Andrews Holm Oak
|
Holm oak (Quercus ilex)
|
University of St Andrews, Fife
|
Scotland
|
Core dating puts the origins of this tree at around 1740
|
43
|
Hafod Beech
|
Common beech (Fagus sylvatica)
|
Hafod Uchtryd, Ceredigion
|
Wales
|
Likely to be one of the millions of trees planted by Thomas Johnes
|
44
|
Drumlanrig Sycamore
|
Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus)
|
Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfries and Galloway
|
Scotland
|
One of the largest sycamore trees in the UK
|
45
|
Niel Gow's Oak
|
Sessile oak (Quercus petraea)
|
Craigvinean Forest, Perth and Kinross
|
Scotland
|
This tree was likely planted by the “Planting” Dukes of Atholl around 300 years ago
|
46
|
The Drumtochty Spruce
|
Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis)
|
Drumtochty Castle, Kincardineshire
|
Scotland
|
One of the first sitka spruce planted in Europe, and one of the tallest in Scotland
|
47
|
Torphichen Horse Chestnut
|
European horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum)
|
Torphichen Churchyard, West Lothian
|
Scotland
|
Located in the churchyard of Torphichen Kirk
|
48
|
Hopetoun Field Maple
|
Field maple (Acer campestre)
|
Hopetoun House, West Lothian
|
Scotland
|
Located in Hopetoun House's West Park
|
49
|
Tilgate Hawthorn
|
Common hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna)
|
Tilgate, West Sussex
|
England
|
The trunk of the tree is hollow and split as if cleaved by a giant
|
50
|
The Florence Court Yew
|
Irish yew (Taxus baccata 'Fastigiata')
|
Florence Court, Enniskillen, County Fermanagh
|
Northern Ireland
|
Thought to be mother to millions of offspring yews across the world
|
51
|
The Ankerwycke Yew
|
Common yew (Taxus baccata)
|
Wraysbury, Berkshire
|
England
|
2,500 years old
|
52
|
Hafod Sequoia
|
Giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum)
|
Hafod Uchtryd
|
Wales
|
The tallest tree on the Hafod Estate
|
53
|
Dundonnell Alder
|
Alder (Alnus glutinosa)
|
Dundonnell, Highland
|
Scotland
|
Large in size, not usual for alders
|
54
|
Antony House Black Walnut
|
Eastern black walnut (Juglans nigra)
|
Antony House, Torpoint, Cornwall
|
England
|
Planted in 1785
|
55
|
Parent Larch
|
European larch (Larix decidua)
|
Dunkeld Cathedral, Perthshire
|
Scotland
|
One of the largest European larch in the UK. Planted for Duke James of Atholl in 1738.
|
56
|
The Great Cedar
|
Cedar of Lebanon (Cedrus libani)
|
Painshill Park, Cobham, Surrey
|
England
|
Thought to be the largest multi-stemmed cedar in Europe
|
57
|
Plas Newydd English Oak
|
English oak (Quercus robur)
|
Plas Newydd, Llangollen, Denbighshire
|
Wales
|
Thought to be 400 years old
|
58
|
Eddington Veteran Oak
|
English oak (Quercus robur)
|
Turing Way, Eddington, Cambridgeshire
|
England
|
Estimated to be about 430 years old. Likely to have seeded around 1592 during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.
|
59
|
The Tolpuddle Martyrs' Tree
|
Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus)
|
Tolpuddle, Dorset
|
England
|
In 1833, six agricultural labourers, later known as the Tolpuddle Martyrs, would meet at this tree to organise efforts to improve working conditions
|
60
|
Colesbourne Oriental Plane
|
Oriental plane (Platanus orientalis)
|
Arboretum, Gloucestershire
|
England
|
The tree has been recorded in a number of books, magazine and newspaper articles over many years
|
61
|
Robert The Bruce's Yew
|
Common yew (Taxus baccata)
|
Loch Lomond, Argyll and Bute, Stirlingshire
|
Scotland
|
Reputedly beneath this yew on the rocky outcrop of Loch Lomond where Robert the Bruce and 200 of his allies rested in the first days of their 14th Century campaign
|
62
|
Twisted Beech
|
Common beech (Fagus sylvatica)
|
Tehidy Country Park, Cornwall
|
England
|
Etched with graffiti, some dating as far back as the 19th century
|
63
|
The Original Bramley Apple
|
Apple tree (Malus domestica)
|
Southwell, Nottinghamshire
|
England
|
Considered king of the cooking apples and first cultivated in the UK
|
64
|
Sherwood Forest Crab Apple
|
Crab apple (Malus sylvestris)
|
Sherwood Forest Country Park, Nottinghamshire
|
England
|
Fenced off to aid protection against increased footfall
|
65
|
Baobab Plane
|
London plane (Platanus × hispanica)
|
Westgate Gardens, Canterbury, Kent
|
England
|
Largest example of the 'baobab plane' found in Canterbury
|
66
|
Newton's Apple Tree
|
Apple tree (Malus domestica)
|
Woolsthorpe Manor, Lincolnshire
|
England
|
According to scientific legend, this apple tree inspired Isaac Newton to develop his theory of gravity; a revolution in the history of scientific thought
|
67
|
St Melangell's Yew
|
Common yew (Taxus baccata)
|
St Melangell's Churchyard, Pennant Melangell
|
Wales
|
Thought to be over 2,000 years old
|
68
|
Willesley Park Sweet Chestnut
|
Sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa)
|
Willesley Park Golf Course, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire
|
England
|
Is of good height and girth
|
69
|
The Belvoir Oak
|
English oak (Quercus robur)
|
Belvoir Park Forest, Ulster
|
Northern Ireland
|
Estimated to be 500 years old and is possibly the oldest oak in Northern Ireland
|
70
|
The Major Oak
|
English oak (Quercus robur)
|
Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire
|
England
|
Standing for anywhere between 800 – 1100 years. It is the biggest oak tree in Britain, with a canopy spread of 28 metres, a trunk circumference of 11 metres and an estimated weight of 23 tonnes.
|