{"id":5947,"date":"2024-11-28T13:15:26","date_gmt":"2024-11-28T13:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/landscapearchitecture\/?p=5947"},"modified":"2024-11-28T13:15:27","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T13:15:27","slug":"magnificent-ancient-oak-is-2024-tree-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/landscapearchitecture\/2024\/11\/28\/magnificent-ancient-oak-is-2024-tree-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Magnificent&#8217; ancient oak is 2024 tree of the year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"\">The SKIPINNISH OAK in Lochaber, Scotland has been named UK Tree of the Year after winning a public vote against 11 other contenders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The &#8220;impressive specimen,&#8221; which is hidden away in a Skita spruce plantation at Achnacarry, supports an island of native ecosystems, including rare lichens such as the black-eyed Susan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The tree has a girth of around 8m and is thought to be over 400 years old, but wasn&#8217;t known to modern tree experts until the Skipinnish ceilidh band played for a gathering of the Native Woodland Discussion Group at Fort William. George Anderson of Woodland Trust Scotland described the oak as &#8220;the tree that time forgot but the piper remembered&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"767\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/landscapearchitecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/445\/2024\/11\/Skipinnish_Oak_24-1024x767-1.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of the Skipinnish Oak in a forest.\" class=\"wp-image-5948\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/landscapearchitecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/445\/2024\/11\/Skipinnish_Oak_24-1024x767-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/landscapearchitecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/445\/2024\/11\/Skipinnish_Oak_24-1024x767-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/landscapearchitecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/445\/2024\/11\/Skipinnish_Oak_24-1024x767-1-768x575.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Dr Kate Lewthwaite from the Woodland Trust said the tree is a &#8220;magnificent example of natural heritage&#8221; and that this recognition &#8220;shines a light on the incredible biodiversity that our trees support.&#8221; The Skipinnish Oak took 21% of the votes in an online poll. The runners-up were the Darwin Oak in Shrewsbury, which secured a close second place with 20% of the votes, and the 1000-year-old Bowthorpe Oak in Lincolnshire came in third, with 14%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenational.scot\/news\/24686735.uk-tree-year-2024-skipinnish-oak-named-winner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.thenational.scot\/news\/24686735.uk-tree-year-2024-skipinnish-oak-named-winner\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The SKIPINNISH OAK in Lochaber, Scotland has been named UK Tree of the Year after winning a public vote against 11 other contenders. 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