Scotland’s 400-year-old oak wins the UK tree of the Year
The Skipinnish Oak has won the UK’s Tree of the Year competition and is now going on to compete in the European edition.It is hidden away in a Sitka spruce plantation and is a surviving remnant of the native ecosystem, according to the Woodland Trust.The tree was discovered and named by members of the band Skipinnish. Andrew Stevenson from the ceilidh band said: “I am delighted that The Skipinnish Oak has won Tree of the Year.
According to the Woodland Trust, oaks can live more than 1,500 years and support 2,300 species of wildlife, and the UK boasts more ancient oaks than the rest of Western Europe combined.
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