Alfriston Clergy House Oak

Pedunculate oak

An ancient tree, 7.0 m round the trunk

On private land. Don't go onto it without permission.

Photograph it, say why it's worth seeing, and it goes on the map as a Cool Tree, found by you. Anybody can add to it after that.

Alfriston, Wealden

The position comes from a survey, so expect to be within a few metres rather than standing at the trunk.

Is this the one?

What to check when you get there.

It should be a pedunculate oak.
It's 7 m round the trunk, about 5 people holding hands round it. That's the easiest check there is.
It's a pollard: cut back at about head height long ago, so look for a thick trunk ending in a knuckle, with branches all growing out of that one level.
The record says this tree has been lost. There may be nothing left to see, or only a stump.
People round here may know it as Alfriston Clergy House Oak, and there's sometimes a sign.
The position came from a surveyor, so it can be a few metres out. If two big trees are close together, the girth usually settles it.

This record comes from the Ancient Tree Inventory. Data reproduced with the permission of The Woodland Trust. Where the data comes from.