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St Martins Oak
St. Martins, Shropshire
Recorded by: Shaun Burkey

- Species:
- Oak
- Form:
- Maiden
- Standing or fallen:
- Standing
- Living status:
- Alive
- Girth:
- 5.32m at a height of 1.50m
- Veteran status:
- Veteran tree
- County:
- Shropshire
- Country:
- England
- Grid reference:
- SJ31983644
- Public accessibility:
- Private - visible from public access
- Surroundings:
- Other
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St Martins Oak
St. Martins, Shropshire
Recorded by: Shaun Burkey
- Species:
- Oak
- Form:
- Maiden
- Standing or fallen:
- Standing
- Living status:
- Alive
- Girth:
- 5.32m at a height of 1.50m
- Condition:
- Hollowing trunk, Decaying wood in the crown
- Veteran status:
- Veteran tree
- Tree number:
- 453
- Local or historic name:
- St Martins Oak
- County:
- Shropshire
- Country:
- England
- Grid reference:
- SJ31983644
- Public accessibility:
- Private - visible from public access
- Surroundings:
- Other
- Ancient tree site:
- --
- Woodland Trust wood:
- No
- Epiphytes:
- --
- Fungi:
- --
- Invertebrates:
- --
- Bats:
- --
- Recorded by:
- Shaun Burkey
- Recording organisation:
- --
- Last visited:
- 26/10/2023
- First recorded:
- 17/05/2007
Close inspection of this tree reveals a length of 1 inch square old fence, 2 or 3 inches into a fold in the trunk. This may reveal that this was a boundary oak of some long gone estate.
Tree split in 2 in Oct 2023