Worcestershire Record No. 16 April 2004 p. 13
John Tilt
Keeper of the Worcestershire Ancient Tree Register
The Database has been active since October 2001- just over two years, and in that time we have recorded 625 trees. The Table below summarises the records.
Many thanks to the 27 recorders who have contributed to the database.
| Species | Average of Girth (m) | Maximum Girth (m) | Number of Trees |
| Ash | 4.20 | 6.03 | 53 |
| Beech | 4.47 | 6.00 | 16 |
| Black Poplar | 3.86 | 6.50 | 16 |
| Common Lime | 3.52 | 4.76 | 8 |
| Crab Apple | 2.10 | 2.10 | 1 |
| Field Maple | 2.32 | 3.25 | 4 |
| Hawthorn | 2.40 | 3.75 | 4 |
| Hornbeam | 3.58 | 5.00 | 5 |
| Horse Chestnut | 3.70 | 4.65 | 8 |
| Large-leaved Lime | 3.00 | 3.00 | 1 |
| London Plane | 6.40 | 6.40 | 1 |
| Pedunculate Oak | 4.75 | 10.90 | 392 |
| Sessile Oak | 5.22 | 8.10 | 10 |
| Small-leaved Lime | 4.62 | 7.30 | 15 |
| Sweet Chestnut | 4.93 | 9.60 | 32 |
| Turkey Oak | 4.31 | 5.05 | 5 |
| Yew | 6.00 | 6.00 | 1 |
| Common Alder | 4.90 | 4.90 | 1 |
| Lucombe Oak | 4.60 | 4.60 | 1 |
| Holm Oak | 4.40 | 4.40 | 1 |
| Grey Poplar | 3.80 | 3.80 | 1 |
| Scarlet Oak | 3.60 | 3.60 | 1 |
| Pear | 2.90 | 2.90 | 1 |
| Walnut | 2.10 | 2.10 | 1 |
| Sycamore | 1.70 | 1.70 | 1 |
| Acer spp. | 1.45 | 1.45 | 1 |
| No girth recorded | 44 | ||
| Grand Total | 4.58 | 10.90 | 625 |
There are still large areas of the county unrecorded - see the distribution of
the sites in the map below.
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usable size]
We are also recording some of the animals and plants associated with the trees. Currently Joy Ricketts has recorded over 1200 lichens on the ancient trees - 97 different species.
The current largest tree is the Temple Oak at Broughton Green near Hanbury with a girth of nearly 11 metres.
Worcestershire’s biggest trees (so far) are:
(The girth is measured at chest height)
| Girth (m) | Site | Species |
| 7.50 | OLD HILLS MALVERN | Oak |
| 7.50 | WITLEY COURT | Oak |
| 7.60 | WITLEY COURT | Oak |
| 7.70 | ELMLEY DEER PARK | Oak |
| 7.80 | GLENBERROW | Oak |
| 7.80 | BROAD COMMON | Oak |
| 7.80 | TRIMPLEY | Oak |
| 7.90 | FORTHAMPTON ESTATE | Oak |
| 7.95 | COURT ESTATE, LITTLE MALVERN | Oak |
| 8.10 | MAWLEY OAK | Oak |
| 8.80 | ELMLEY DEER PARK | Oak |
| 8.80 | MITRE OAK | Oak |
| 9.00 | CROOME | Oak |
| 9.60 | KATES HILL | Sweet Chestnut |
| 10.90 | TEMPLE OAK, BROUGHTON GREEN | Oak |
Are there any large ancient trees in your area? Please send us your records. If you would like to search and record trees in a 10km square (or another area) I will list all the trees already recorded in that area to avoid you duplicating effort. Please contact Harry Green or John Tilt if you would like to help.
John Tilt 01386 792458 or john.tilt2@btopenworld.com, Harry Green 013386 710377 or zen130501@zen.co.uk
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