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Oak – 303

Survey data
Surveyed by: Valerie CatonSurveyed on: 25th January 2012
Number of trees: 1
Girth: 5.2m (measured at 1.4m)
Tree form: Unsure
Dead or alive: Alive
Standing/fallen: Upright
Access: Public - restricted access (e.g. National Trust property)

This tree's story

A veteran oak, a sturdy but battered survivor of the 1987 storm which ravaged many of the trees in Knole Park. Stands at one of the highest, most exposed points of the park.

Signs of animal life

  • Insect boring
  • Bat roost or potential bat roost
  • part hollow

Additional comments

This tree stands alone just to the left of the path, about 50 yards from the entrance to Knole Park closest to Duchess Plantation. It is an eye-catchingly squat shape, fat and sturdy for the first approx 20ft in height then breaking into seven branches at that height. Was it once pollarded or is this the result of storm damage? Much evidence of damage. Part of the bark is missing on the trunk; there are several holes and signs of insect bore holes. Excellent nesting site. This tree has been marked with a metal tag marked ‘D 133’. May have been in a spaced out line of oaks, some of which were destroyed by the storm.

Location

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