The Henley Mill Oak, Henley Mill Lane
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The Henley Mill Oak, Henley Mill Lane
Image: © A J Paxton Taken: 9 Apr 2023
This fine oak tree is growing in a hedgerow opposite Henley Farm. The Woodland Trust list it as a 'notable tree', with a girth of 5.3m, measured at the conventional height of 1.5m. https://ati.woodlandtrust.org.uk/tree-search/tree?treeid=181511&from=3523&v=2263710&ml=map&z=18&nwLat=52.42994344292339&nwLng=-1.4746649670215306&seLat=52.42874956574498&seLng=-1.467889707049912#/ It is seen here in early April and is certainly a striking local landmark. The Woodland Trust site describes it as a 'remarkable survival in such an urban area.' Henley Mill Lane is itself a remarkable survivor, a Warwickshire country lane surrounded by 20th century Coventry suburbia and council housing estates. It lies in a loop of the River Sowe, and its location on or near the floodplain has probably discouraged building in this area.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.429129
Longitude
-1.471085