List of Great British Trees facts for kids

The Great British Trees are a special group of 50 trees chosen in 2002 by an organization called The Tree Council. They were picked to celebrate amazing trees across the United Kingdom and to honor Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee. This was a big celebration of her 50 years as Queen! These trees are like natural treasures, each with its own unique story.

This is the famous Kett's Oak in Hethersett.

Amazing British Trees

Trees in England

England is home to many of these special trees, spread across different regions. Each tree has a unique history or a remarkable size that makes it stand out.

Western England's Trees

The Tolpuddle Martyrs Tree is a symbol of freedom.

• The Tortworth Chestnut in Tortworth, Gloucestershire, is one of the oldest and largest sweet chestnuts in Britain.
• The Westonbirt Lime Tree can be found in the beautiful Westonbirt Arboretum in Gloucestershire.
• A grand Sweet Chestnut stands tall at Croft Castle in Herefordshire.
• The Royal Oak in Boscobel, Shropshire, is famous for hiding King Charles II.
• The The Bewdley Sweet Chestnut is another impressive sweet chestnut in Bewdley, Worcestershire.

South West England's Trees

• The Domesday Oak is located in Ashton Court, Bristol, and is thought to be very old.
• The Darley Oak is a notable tree in Upton Cross, Linkinhorne, Cornwall.
• The Bicton College Monkey Puzzle is a unique tree at Bicton Park, East Budleigh, Devon.
• The Heavitree Yew stands in Heavitree, near Exeter, Devon.
• The Ashbrittle Yew is an ancient yew tree in Ashbrittle, near Wellington, Somerset.

Southern England's Trees

Wellingtonias were named after the Duke of Wellington. This one was planted in 1857.

• The Brighton Pavilion Elm is a well-known tree in Brighton, East Sussex.
• The Queen Elizabeth Oak can be found in Cowdray Park, Midhurst, West Sussex.
• The Selborne Yew is a historic tree in Selborne, Hampshire.
• Wellington's Wellingtonia, a giant Giant Sequoia, stands proudly in Stratfield Saye, Hampshire.
• The Tolpuddle Martyrs Tree in Dorset is famous for its connection to early trade union history.
• The Big Belly Oak is a massive tree in Savernake Forest, Wiltshire.

London and the Home Counties' Trees

The Great Oak in Panshanger Park is truly magnificent.

• The The Cage Pollard is a unique tree in Burnham Beeches, Buckinghamshire.
• The Ankerwycke Yew is an ancient yew tree in Wraysbury, Berkshire.
• The The World's End Black Poplar is a rare black poplar in Roydon, Essex.
• The The Great Oak, in Panshanger Park in Hertingfordbury, Hertfordshire, is a truly impressive sight.
• The Sidney Oak is a historic tree at Penshurst Place, Kent.
• The Charlton House Mulberry is a notable tree in Greenwich, London.
• The 'Old Lion' Ginkgo is a special tree in Kew Gardens, Richmond, London.
• The Crowhurst Yew is an ancient yew tree located in Surrey.

Eastern England's Trees

This is Newton's Apple Tree at Woolsthorpe Manor.

• The Metasequoia at Emmanuel College, Britain's first Dawn Redwood, is in Cambridge University Botanic Garden.
• The Great London Plane of Ely, Britain's first London Plane, stands in Ely, Cambridgeshire.
• Newton's Apple Tree is a very famous tree at Woolsthorpe Manor, Grantham, Lincolnshire. It's said to be the tree that inspired Isaac Newton's ideas about gravity!
• The Bowthorpe Oak is a huge and ancient oak tree in Bourne, Lincolnshire.
• Kett's Oak is a historic tree in Hethersett, Norfolk.
• The Chedgrave Jubilee Oak is another special oak tree in Norfolk.

The Midlands' Trees

• The Morton Horse Chestnut is a significant tree in Derbyshire.
• A beautiful Lebanon Cedar can be found in Childrey, Oxfordshire.
• The Major Oak in Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, is legendary for its connection to Robin Hood.
• The original Bramley apple tree is in Southwell, Nottinghamshire. This tree is the ancestor of all Bramley apples!

Northern England's Trees

The Great Holker Lime is a magnificent tree.

• The The Appleton Thorn Tree is a historic tree in Appleton Thorn, Cheshire.
• The Marton Oak is a notable oak tree in Marton, Cheshire.
• The Borrowdale Yew is an ancient yew tree in Cumbria.
• The Levens Hall Yew is part of the amazing topiary gardens at Levens Hall, Cumbria.
• The Holker Lime is a grand tree at Holker Hall, Cumbria.
• A beautiful Wild Cherry tree stands near Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal, close to Ripon, North Yorkshire.

Trees in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland also has some truly ancient and remarkable trees.

• The Great Yew is a pair of yew trees that look like one giant tree at Crom Castle, Fermanagh.
• Old Homer is a well-known tree in Kilbroney Park, Rostrevor.

Trees in Scotland

Scotland's landscape is home to some of the oldest and most impressive trees in the UK.

This plaque tells the story of the Capon Tree.

• The Granny Pine is a 300-year-old Scots Pine located in Glen Affric, Highlands.
• The Fortingall Yew in Perth and Kinross is incredibly old, estimated to be between 2,000 and 3,000 years old! It's one of Europe's oldest living things.
• The Parent Larch is a European Larch tree in the grounds of a Hilton hotel in Dunkeld, Perth and Kinross.
• A special Douglas-fir grows in the grounds of Scone Palace, where the famous botanist David Douglas was born. This tree is also in Perth and Kinross.
• A magnificent silver fir stands in Ardkinglas Woodland Garden, Argyll.
• The Capon Tree is an oak tree in what used to be the Jedforest, near Jedburgh, Borders.

Trees in Wales

Wales has its own share of ancient and unique trees, including some of the oldest in Europe.

• The Ley's Whitebeam is a very rare type of whitebeam tree, with only 16 known to grow wild anywhere. It is found in Merthyr Tydfil.
• The Pontfadog Oak in Pontfadog, Wrexham, was once the largest Sessile oak in Wales, with a huge girth of 12.9 meters. Sadly, it was blown over by the wind in 2013.
• The Llangernyw Yew is an astonishing tree in the churchyard of St Digain’s, Llangernyw, Conwy. It is considered the oldest tree in Europe, estimated to be between 4,000 and 5,000 years old!

Images for kids

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  The Arbutus Tree is a beautiful sight.

See also

• List of individual trees
• Great Trees of London
• Tree of the Year