Forests & woodlands · East Midlands
Major Oak
The Major Oak is a large English oak (Quercus robur) near Edwinstowe in the midst of Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, England. According to local folklore, it was Robin Hood's shelter where he and hi
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–3 h
About
The Major Oak is a large English oak (Quercus robur) near Edwinstowe in the midst of Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, England. According to local folklore, it was Robin Hood's shelter where he and his Merry Men slept. It weighs an estimated 23 tons, has a girth of 33 feet (10 metres), a canopy of 92 feet (28 metres), and is about 800–1,000 years old. The Major Oak sits within a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
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The Major Oak is a large English oak (Quercus robur) near Edwinstowe in the midst of Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, England. According to local folklore, it was Robin Hood's shelter where he and his Merry Men slept. It weighs an estimated 23 tons, has a girth of 33 feet (10 metres), a canopy of 92 feet (28 metres), and is about 800–1,000 years old. The Major Oak sits within a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
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Background
History
It is unclear to whether the Major Oak is one tree or several tree saplings that have been fused together, hence this may give reason to its shape. The tree is commonly thought to be the UK's second-largest oak tree, surpassed by the Majesty Oak in Fredville Park, in the village of Nonington, near Dover, Kent. The Major Oak was identified by Major Hayman Rooke in 1790. Support chains were first fitted to the tree in 1908, and its massive limbs have been partially supported by an elaborate system of scaffolding since the 1970s. In 1974, fences were installed around the tree to protect it from root damage, since the number of visitors to the tree was compacting the soil around it. The…
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- Coordinates
- 53.2046, -1.0724
- Address
- Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire
- Official site
- www.eyemead.com
Sources
- wikipedia: Major Oak (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Major Oak?
- Major Oak is in East Midlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 53.2046°, -1.0724°.