Beech in Evesham Local Park
If anyone wishes to visit this 1,000 year old Oak, which has a girth of 9.08 metres, it is at Ripley Park in Yorkshire. Originally it would have stood within the Forest of Knaresborough. But this was not a Forest of trees as we understand the term.
Ancient Oak at Ripley Park
Thank you Philip, for such a fascinating, informative and enjoyable talk - I think everyone learned a lot from it, I certainly did! I hope you will be able to give us another talk in 2018 - perhaps about the trees in your own wood up in Tod?
ReplyDeleteI agree with Annie that your talk was excellent Philip.
ReplyDeleteI omitted to talk about on the quality of your photography when I proposed a vote of thanks at the meeting. The sunset scene at the end, with the church tower and winter branches framing the foreground was hauntingly beautiful.
I was intrigued to see the photos illustrating your idea that old trees, especially the wide open-grown oaks "grow downwards" in their mature centuries, after a couple of centuries of being tall while young and middle-aged. As Annie put it - really fascinating. Perhaps we as a Society should have an excursion to Ripley to the oak in the photo above.
As it was my first talk I was unsure how it would go, so thanks Steve and Annie for those kind comments.
ReplyDeleteVery informative Philip & great photos!
ReplyDeleteThanks Mick. Glad you found it of interest.
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