The Oldest Oak Tree in the Forest "The Big Bellied Decanter Oak" Wiltshire Man

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Just had to visit the oldest Oak tree in Savernake forest. The Big Bellied Oak.
They reckon its around 1100 years old making it one of the oldest Oaks still alive in the UK. I hope it continues on for many more years to come but I must admit it doesn't look in great shape.
It is rumoured that Henry V111 sat beneath its boughs enjoying a picnic when he was courting Jane Seymour. The tree would have then been in fine form and around 600 years old.
These great old Oaks are also known as "Monarch" Oaks and the Big Bellied Oak also has a second name, which is "The Decanter Oak" because its shape is supposed to resemble a Decanter:)
The forest is eternal, it's been here before us and it will probably be here after we have gone!

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