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Silver Birch – 1822

Survey data
Surveyed by: Stephen FosterSurveyed on: 5th December 2014
Number of trees: 1
Girth: 1.88m (measured at 1.5m)
Tree form: Maiden
Dead or alive: Alive
Standing/fallen: Upright
Access: Public - partial access (e.g. next to footpath or road)

This tree's story

White Chimney Wood is an ancient woodland with a SSI along the gill on the west side. The wood is largely hornbeam coppice with oak, beech and silver birch standards, holly handsome pine and European larch. Access is via several paths and an old roadway, and although it is not open access land, the landowner allows fairly free access to walkers.

Growing on the tree

  • Lichen
  • Moss

Additional comments

Tree by side of small drainage channel where lower path crosses. Trunk deeply indented, bark fissured with no silver below 1.5m. Branches at 6m. Elder growing at bottom of tree.

Location

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