5 min walk from my house. I love it there so peaceful
I’ve been there that thing is very big and quite impressive.
The birthplace of democracy
> On the opposite bank of the River Thames are the meadows of Runnymede and this tree is said to have been witness to the signing of Magna Carta. The tree is also said to be the location where Henry VIII courted Anne Boleyn in the 1530s.[3]
just read the wikipedia article fam
This tree provided the wood the English used to make longbows.
There’s a tree in Perthshire, reputed to be 5000 years old.
i’ve been looking at ai images too long I assumed this was one but highly compressed
Shame, the torries could turn that into some very profitable furniture and erect a car park, maybe an open sewage pit.
Looks like the Great Deku Tree.
It’s a shame covid stopped the plans to have a ferry going over from the Runnymede side of the river which is far more accessible. Then again it means this place is not busy whatsoever. There’s a little pond nearby that even with the m25 in the distance and the Heathrow flight path is a quality little spot
Visited this in the pouring rain few years ago as part of a trip I did to visit a number of ancient Yews in South England.
Special trip, special tree
I’m liking this trend of posting old trees to r/uk. More please? I could wrangle some from work but they won’t be as impressive as these old’uns.
Had some nice pike out of that stretch of the river
Really ?
The bark looks like a bunch of Giraffes eating the leaves
This is how great laws should be made: witnessed by ancient beings.
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I’ve got a young one planted in my front garden. Didn’t realise it would get *that* big. Best I move it asap.
Your highness, I have some documents to sign.
Ah yes, ready my horse, I want to do this standing by a tree somewhere.
Oh the things it must’ve ‘seen’ in its time….maybe not a lot actually, it depends how much shit has went down in the field.
So a bloke signed a document there 800 years ago, anything else?
The original operation yew tree
*Magna Carta* doesn’t use the definite article.
Ahh good old Runnymede
Tree? I am no Tree…
I… am an Ent…
Awesome, thanks for sharing
Half expecting to see a boy in a wheelchair and the Night King hiding in the shrubbery.
In 1215 at Runnymede, do dah, do dah
The nobles and the king agreed oh di do dah day
I was there the other day, its worth a visit if you’re near by. There’s a small ruin nearby some sort of Priory
That tree must of seen some things.
German desiel engines flying over.
Random people shagging.
Smelling its cousin being smoked.
Possibly one of the most historical trees in the UK, if not the world.
Why don’t they just cut it down and count the rings to end the speculation over its age? 🤷♂️
Oh shit It’s like 10 mins away from my uni lol
This image has one pixel per year!
[This one’s a bit clearer](https://i2-prod.getsurrey.co.uk/incoming/article16970257.ece/ALTERNATES/s1227b/0_troldtree.jpg)
5 min walk from my house. I love it there so peaceful
I’ve been there that thing is very big and quite impressive.
The birthplace of democracy
> On the opposite bank of the River Thames are the meadows of Runnymede and this tree is said to have been witness to the signing of Magna Carta. The tree is also said to be the location where Henry VIII courted Anne Boleyn in the 1530s.[3]
just read the wikipedia article fam
This tree provided the wood the English used to make longbows.
There’s a tree in Perthshire, reputed to be 5000 years old.
i’ve been looking at ai images too long I assumed this was one but highly compressed
Looks like a pagan tree of life
Yew trees are incredible. All of it is poisonous but they are actually used medicinally for [chemotherapy treatments](https://www.joh.cam.ac.uk/yew-cuttings-become-cancer-fighting-drugs). Also, one of the few native evergreens we have here.
I thought this was a herd of giraffes eating leaves
What is this mere sapling?
[This](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortingall_Yew) is an old yew tree.
SezYew
Shame, the torries could turn that into some very profitable furniture and erect a car park, maybe an open sewage pit.
Looks like the Great Deku Tree.
It’s a shame covid stopped the plans to have a ferry going over from the Runnymede side of the river which is far more accessible. Then again it means this place is not busy whatsoever. There’s a little pond nearby that even with the m25 in the distance and the Heathrow flight path is a quality little spot
Visited this in the pouring rain few years ago as part of a trip I did to visit a number of ancient Yews in South England.
Special trip, special tree
I’m liking this trend of posting old trees to r/uk. More please? I could wrangle some from work but they won’t be as impressive as these old’uns.
Had some nice pike out of that stretch of the river
Really ?
The bark looks like a bunch of Giraffes eating the leaves
This is how great laws should be made: witnessed by ancient beings.
You be careful, it might start talking.
Why did he do it under some random tree?