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A young Giant Redwood by the entrance

One set of Coast Redwood towering over the church

The same set of Coast Redwood behind the church

Another set of Coast Redwood

Many trunks sprouting from one base
Near the entrance to Bedford Cemetery is a healthy looking young Giant Redwood and this appears to be the only one in the cemetery. On the other hand there are no less than three groups of Coast Redwood around the grounds and many of these trees have multiple trunks sprouting from the base.

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 N52.14756
W0.46951
N52.14712
W0.46794
TL 04819 51022 49ft
(14.94m)
15.2m -- March 2012
Coast Redwood
Sequoia sempervirens
2 N52.14894
W0.46905
N52.14850
W0.46748
TL 04847 51176 60ft
(18.29m)
18.5m 2.36m March 2012
3 N52.14895
W0.46910
N52.14851
W0.46753
TL 04843 51177 60ft
(18.29m)
20.6m 3.2m March 2012
4 N52.14891
W0.46914
N52.14847
W0.46757
TL 04841 51173 59ft
(17.99m)
20m 3.22m March 2012
5 N52.14893
W0.46922
N52.14849
W0.46765
TL 04835 51175 59ft
(17.99m)
18m 2.4m March 2012
6 N52.14889
W0.46934
N52.14845
W0.46777
TL 04827 51170 59ft
(17.99m)
18.1m 3.22m March 2012
7 N52.15026
W0.46744
N52.14982
W0.46587
TL 04954 51325 58ft
(17.68m)
18.5m -- March 2012
8 N52.15034
W0.46738
N52.14990
W0.46581
TL 04958 51334 59ft
(17.99m)
19.2m -- March 2012
9 N52.15037
W0.46740
N52.14993
W0.46583
TL 04956 51338 55ft
(16.77m)
19.5m 1.75m March 2012
10 N52.15042
W0.46740
N52.14998
W0.46583
TL 04956 51343 55ft
(16.77m)
17.6m -- March 2012
11 N52.15046
W0.46744
N52.15002
W0.46587
TL 04954 51348 56ft
(17.07m)
18m -- March 2012
12 N52.15073
W0.46847
N52.15029
W0.4669
TL 04882 51376 66ft
(20.12m)
-- 1.98m March 2012
13 N52.15063
W0.46853
N52.15019
W0.46696
TL 04878 51365 68ft
(20.73m)
-- -- March 2012
14 N52.15077
W0.46865
N52.15033
W0.46708
TL 04870 51380 67ft
(20.43m)
-- 2.15m March 2012
15 N52.15087
W0.46856
N52.15043
W0.46699
TL 04876 51391 67ft
(20.43m)
-- -- March 2012
16 N52.15087
W0.46854
N52.15043
W0.46697
TL 04877 51392 70ft
(21.34m)
-- 1.85m March 2012
17 N52.15083
W0.46857
N52.15039
W0.467
TL 04875 51387 68ft
(20.73m)
-- 1.26m March 2012
18 N52.15084
W0.46848
N52.15040
W0.46691
TL 04881 51388 62ft
(18.90m)
-- 2.85m March 2012
19 N52.15087
W0.46843
N52.15043
W0.46686
TL 04885 51392 65ft
(19.82m)
-- -- March 2012
Girth was measured at 1.5m from ground.

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