Bowthorpe Oak
Bowthorpe Oak in
The tree can be found on Bowthorpe Park Farm. 'Bowthorpe' is the name of a deserted medieval village.[6] The farm offers pre-booked private tours of the tree.[7] The hollow interior of the trunk had been fitted with seats and has apparently been used as a dining room for 20 people in the past. The tree has now been fenced to protect the roots from soil compaction.
The oak was selected as one of 50
The Guinness Book of Records and was filmed for a short TV documentary about its size. It also appeared in the 2017 documentary Oak Tree: Nature's Greatest Survivor, hosted by George McGavin about the life of oak trees.[9]
It was a filming location for the 2011 film
Hollow
, directed by Michael Axelgaard.
See also
References
- ^ https://www.monumentaltrees.com/en/gbr/
- ^ https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/bowthorpe-oak#:~:text=Experts%20aren't%20entirely%20sure,of%20the%20oldest%20in%20Europe.
- ^ https://ludchurchmyblog.wordpress.com/places-of-interest-in-cheshire/the-marton-oak/
- ^ https://www.monumentaltrees.com/en/gbr/england/berkshire/2651_windsorgreatpark/15825/
- ^ "Bowthorpe Oak: Future of Lincolnshire's huge 1,000-year-old tree secured". BBC News. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ Historic England. "Bowthorpe (348176)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ^ "The Tree". Bowthorpe Park Farm. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ "Fifty Great Trees for Fifty Great Years". The Tree Council. 2002. Archived from the original on 2003-01-06. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
- ^ "BBC Four - Oak Tree: Nature's Greatest Survivor". BBC.
52°43′30.69″N 0°25′16.49″W / 52.7251917°N 0.4212472°W
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