Are you not moved, when all the sway of earth
Shakes like a thing unfirm?
I have seen tempests, when the scolding winds
Have rived the knotty oaks...
William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar
Do you have know of significant local trees lost in storms? Please send them through and we may feature them!
Shakes like a thing unfirm?
I have seen tempests, when the scolding winds
Have rived the knotty oaks...
William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar
Do you have know of significant local trees lost in storms? Please send them through and we may feature them!
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Storm Eunice, February 2022
The Rye Farm Oak - submitted by Robert G, April 2022
Long a marker on the route over the floodplain towards West End Lane, this oak beside the footpath to the south-west of Rye Farm had been damaged by lightning several years before a final hit took it down one stormy night. Causing widespread damage, Storm Eunice claimed a record for the fastest recorded wind gust (122 mph).
And, battered, but still standing tall one July evening two years earlier.
On the Edge of the Village - submitted by Kevin W, April 2022
21st Feb 2022.
A huge tree down on the path that leads from the northern end of the Kingsfield, down to the railway line.
A huge tree down on the path that leads from the northern end of the Kingsfield, down to the railway line.
The Pistolowe Field Oak - submitted by Robert G, April 2022
Long standing on the boundary of one of the smallest of the two fields belonging to the Dame Elizabeth Gresham charity, this tree's watch ended in dramatic style one night. It would likely already have stood proud when the late 19th century Southview Terrace arose on the top of the Henfield ridgeline above. Today, the latter landmark remains.
