Bedford - Bedford Park (Bedfordshire)

Tree no. 1 - a Giant Redwood in the middle of the park

Missing branches on tree no. 1

A Giant Redwood in the car park

A young Coast Redwood in the car park

The Giant Redwood in Bedford Park stands in near the centre of the park and has some branches missing on one side where it is close to another tree. There are other redwoods in the park but time constraints meant a more detailed survey was not possible at this time.

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Thanks to Matt who sent a comprehensive photo collection of forty of the Redwoods (Giant, Coastal & Dawn) that he found in Bedfords Park in 2016, my favourite eight of which are shown above. I had obviously only scratched the surface when I visited on 2012. Thanks for all the additions in Bedfordshire Matt.

Another set of photographs from Matt for Bedford Park, "where we saw a contract company working for the council planting another Giant Redwood. I stood next to it & it is a little taller than me, I'm 6'2 (I'd guess it's around 7 feet tall). I noticed they've been using a bamboo stick to help support straight growth, which they've left on it when they planted it. The second photo shows 3 more Giant Redwoods in the background. Also we made an interesting find. We found a young Giant Redwood within a forested area of the Park. It was about chest height, but it has grown off shape (not vertically straight). It stands out because it appears very unprofessional compared to the other trees planted within Bedford Park (one example is the newly planted Redwood). Normally I would have believed it had grown naturally, if not for the fact from what I've read I don't believe any Redwood has grown naturally in the UK. "

Common Names and Latin Name	No.	Latitude and Longitude		OS National Grid	Elevation (above sea-level)	Height	Girth	Date Measured
		WGS84	OSGB36
Giant Redwood Sequoiadendron giganteum	1	N52.14740 W0.46681	N52.14696 W0.46524	TL 05004 51008	41ft (12.50m)	25.8m	3.43m	March 2012
	2	N52.14627 W0.46913	N52.14583 W0.46756	TL 04848 50879	43ft (13.11m)	18.9m	2.55m	March 2012
Coast Redwood Sequoia sempervirens	3	N52.14615 W0.46909	N52.14571 W0.46752	TL 04851 50866	38ft (11.59m)	9.4m	0.71m	March 2012
	3	N52.14615 W0.46909	N52.14571 W0.46752	TL 04851 50866	38ft (11.59m)	--	2.06m	March 2012
	5	N52.14603 W0.46953	N52.14559 W0.46796	TL 04821 50852	43ft (13.11m)	--	--	--
Giant Redwood Sequoiadendron giganteum	6	N52.14598 W0.46937	N52.14554 W0.4678	TL 04832 50846	42ft (12.80m)	--	1.86m	March 2012
	7	N52.14588 W0.46939	N52.14544 W0.46782	TL 04831 50835	37ft (11.28m)	--	2.36m	March 2012
Girth was measured at 1.5m from ground.