Huge Ancient Oak Tree (0406), Marie Louise Ride, Savernake Forest, Marlborough, Wiltshire

            This stunning ancient 'Saddle' oak is situated just north of the Seymour Oak close to Marie Louise Ride. I have not been able to find any information on this beauty but thought it was worth adding as one of the notable oaks within Savernake Forest.

The girth has been measured as 6.36m at a height of 1.3m before it spreads out into huge limbs. The trunk and limbs are covered in moss, polypody ferns and lichen. It certainly caught my eye and is probably my personal favourite in the forest. Since taking this image in the winter of 2022/23 the huge limb in the centre has since fallen and lays radiating out from the tree.

Taken on: February 27, 2025

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