Buckinghamshire
Burnham Beeches
Burnham Beeches is a National Nature Reserve managed by the City of London Corporation. It is a Special Area of Conservation because of its unique mix of habitats and species, including a remarkable assemblage of rare and scarce deadwood beetles. The Beeches is one of a very few ancient woodlands in this part of Britain, mostly noted for its ancient semi-natural woodland and large numbers of pollard beeches and some veteran and ancient oak.
It is home to the iconic Druid Oaks, from which we gathered acorns in 2016 and 2019. With thanks to Chris Morris and the City of London Corporation.
https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/things-to-do/green-spaces/burnham-beeches-and-stoke-common
Druids Oak
Species: Quercus robur (Pedunculate Oak)
Estimated Age (in 2025): 875 years.
Form: natural pollard.
Girth at 1.5m: 8.89m (measured in 2016)
Estimated Year of Birth: 1150
Reigning Monarch at the time: Stephen & Matilda.
Story: a famous named oak. A curious things is these oaklings seem to grow very slow and small compared to their contemporaries.
Approximate sizes available (get in touch for prices):
75-175cm, 7 Litre pots (2 available)
Oakling ages: 7-year-ol and 9-year-old (seed gathered in 2016 & 2019).
ID code: BP 1581, 1628.