The competition aims to highlight how important trees are ... to last place: The yew tree at Waverley Abbey is thought to be about 500 years old Tom Reed from the Woodland Trust said: "It is ...

A dozen 'magnificent oaks' have been shortlisted for the Tree of the Year contest, including one that sheltered children's tee parties, the widest oak in the UK and another shaped like an elephant.

Yew trees have grown on the South Downs for thousands ... junction on London's North Circular and, according to the Woodland Trust, shows how "nature and trees can thrive even in adverse urban ...