The disaster facing the majestic English oak tree
Admiral Lord Nelson predicted the British would triumph at Trafalgar. And on 21 October 1805, as they attacked the combined Spanish and French fleets off the coast of Cádiz, he achieved exactly that.
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A town tries to care for, and let go of, its oldest resident — a 600-year-old oak
The oak was already old when farmers built ... or so the people thought. In 1740, English evangelists James Davenport and George Whitefield preached beneath the tree, spreading the word of the ...
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Beautiful Photos Of The World's Oldest And Most Majestic Trees
The Bowthorpe Oak, in Lincolnshire, England is thought to be England's oldest oak tree. Estimated to be over 1,000 years old, the Oak is in the Guinness Book of World Records. Another pair of ...
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'Happy outcome' as 120-year-old tree gets reprieve
Campaigners are celebrating after a 120-year-old oak tree - which was due to be chopped down - earned a six-week reprieve. The tree in Wivenhoe, near Colchester, was condemned by insurer Aviva ...
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Don’t tie a yellow ribbon: oldest oak stands in Den Hout
Photo: Wikimedia Commons The Brabant village of Den Hout may boast the oldest oak tree in the country, with a history dating back to the Middle Ages. The tree could be as old as 800 years, forester ...