Monica Perez Vega

Contemporary Artist | My Life in Trees

Tag: woodland trust

Queen Elizabeth I Oak

Yesterday I ventured out to West Sussex to meet an 800 year old (possibly 1,000 year old) sessile oak tree. The Queen Elizabeth I Oak is a large sessile oak in West Sussex, England. It has a girth of 12.5–12.8 metres (41–42 ft), and is about 800–1,000 years old. In June 2002, The Tree Council designated the Queen Elizabeth I Oak, one of

Giant Sequoia in Epping Upland

Last Saturday, while planning my first visit to Epping Forest, I had a little look at the Woodland Trust Ancient Tree Inventory, (ATI) and stumbled onto a Giant Sequoia living not far from me and with public access. I decided this was the perfect detour and informal launch to my project. I was actually a