Bowthorpe Oak
Coordinates: 52°43′30.69″N 0°25′16.49″W / 52.7251917°N 0.4212472°W
The Bowthorpe Oak
The Bowthorpe Oak
Bowthorpe Oak in Bourne, Lincolnshire, England is perhaps England's oldest oak tree with an estimated age of over 1,000 years.
The tree can be found on Bowthorpe Park Farm and visitors are welcome throughout the year. The Bowthorpe Oak is also featured in the Guinness Book of Records and was filmed for a short TV documentary about its size – the tree has a girth of 12.30 metres (40 feet 4 inches) – and astounding longevity.
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