{"id":5104,"date":"2013-05-08T11:54:33","date_gmt":"2013-05-08T10:54:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\/newsletter\/?page_id=5104"},"modified":"2015-10-09T09:03:46","modified_gmt":"2015-10-09T09:03:46","slug":"britains-oldest-oak-felled-by-gales-after-at-least-1200-year-vigil","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\/newsletter\/?page_id=5104","title":{"rendered":"Britain\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s &#8220;Oldest Oak&#8221; Felled by Gales after at least 1,200 Year Vigil"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-14160\" src=\"http:\/\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/britains-oldest-oak-felled-by-gales-after-at-least-1200-year-vigil.jpg\" alt=\"britains-oldest-oak-felled-by-gales-after-at-least-1200-year-vigil\" width=\"650\" height=\"214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/britains-oldest-oak-felled-by-gales-after-at-least-1200-year-vigil.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/britains-oldest-oak-felled-by-gales-after-at-least-1200-year-vigil-300x99.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 85vw, 650px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">What was reputed to be Britain\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s oldest oak has been felled by a gale this month from a position it had held in Chirk, near<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wrexhamsurveyors.co.uk\/\">Wrexham<\/a>, <span style=\"color: #000000;\">for at least 1,200 years. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The tree was the subject of conservationists\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 concern over a period of months and repeated calls were made to provide support for the oak, so that future generations may continue to preserve it. The reputed \u00c2\u00a35,700 cost was considered too high, however, and the tree has now sadly come to the end of its life \u00e2\u20ac\u201c left to the mercy of 55mph winds.\u00c2\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The loss is all the more pertinent due to the rich history surrounding the tree, whose sizeable trunk could reputedly seat up to six people. Under its branches in 1157, Welsh Prince Owain Gwynedd rallied his army to defeat Henry II at the battle of Crogen and when, in 1165, the very same Henry II cut down the surrounding woods from which he had been ambushed 8 years before, the tree was, according to legend, spared. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Woodland Trust rue the inadequate protection afforded to Britain\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s old trees, adviser Jill Butler commenting: <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00e2\u20ac\u0153This venerable old tree has had a lot to cope with over the past few weeks, with heavy snow, a prolonged cold snap and finally high winds. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00e2\u20ac\u0153But the Woodland trust believes that this sad case illustrates how we are failing to provide adequate protection for our ancient trees at present.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This begs the question &#8211; where is Britain\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s oldest oak now?\u00c2\u00a0 Do please email us and let us know if you believe an oak near you now holds this venerable title.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[contact-form][contact-field label=&#8217;Email&#8217; type=&#8217;email&#8217; required=&#8217;1&#8217;\/][contact-field label=&#8217;I liked this article&#8217; type=&#8217;checkbox&#8217;\/][contact-field label=&#8217;I did not like this article&#8217; type=&#8217;checkbox&#8217;\/][contact-field label=&#8217;Comment&#8217; type=&#8217;textarea&#8217;\/][\/contact-form]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What was reputed to be Britain\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s oldest oak has been felled by a gale this month from a position it had held in Chirk, near Wrexham, for at least 1,200 years. 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