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Thanks to John who wrote to us regarding Giant Sequoia in the Tara Kadampa Meditation Centre.
He said, "In retirement I was looking for some voluntary work to supplement my woodworking hobby. The 38 acre site of Ashe Hall in Etwall, Derbyshire needed my talents not only in helping the overstretched gardener but also in the carpentry of a new restaurant they are building. They have just a few Giant Redwoods about 34 but I'm sure there are others. I looked on your website and to my surprise they were not logged. There are 21 lining the drive and some bigger ones in the grounds."

John wrote again to say "My grandson Ewan and myself have spent 4 days finding, measuring, photographing and marvelling at the diversity of the now 51 Giant Sequoias on this site.

Click on the image below to see a larger version of the site map of Tara Giant Sequoia
John has also produced an information leaflet about the Tara Giant Sequoias and he has very kindly allowed us to include it on this page.
You can see it by clicking here
John and Ewan's measurments and co-ordinates are displayed in the table below.
Tree No GPS WGS84 GPS OSGB36 OS Nat Grid Elevation In feet Height in metres Girth at 1.5m Date measured
1 N52.53210
W1.36564
N52.53179
W1.36421
SK 25863 32493 246 23.95 3.48 Aug 2013
2 N52.53211
W1.36560
N52.53180
W1.36417
SK 25870 32501 246 21.85 4.20 Aug 2013
3 N52.53213
W1.36555
N52.53182
W1.36412
SK 25876 32508 246 23.10 4.42 Aug 2013
4 N52.53215
W1.36550
N52.53184
W1.36407
SK 25883 32515 246 27.50 5.56 Aug 2013
5 N52.53217
W1.36545
N52.53186
W1.36402
SK 25890 32521 246 26.00 5.47 Aug 2013
6 N52.53219
W1.36541
N52.53188
W1.365398
SK 25897 32525 246 27.75 4.85 Aug 2013
7 N52.53221
W1.36537
N52.53190
W1.36394
SK 25904 32530 246 28.50 6.15 Aug 2013
8 N52.53222
W1.36532
N52.53191
W1.36389
SK 25913 32536 246 25.10 4.15 Aug 2013
9 N52.53223
W1.36527
N52.53192
W1.36384
SK 25921 32539 246 26.10 4.72 Aug 2013
10 N52.53224
W1.36522
N52.53193
W1.36379
SK 25930 32542 246 26.10 5.10 Aug 2013
11 N52.53225
W1.36517
N52.53194
W1.36374
SK 25940 32545 246 24.65 4.00 Aug 2013
12 N52.53208
W1.36560
N52.53177
W1.36417
SK 25871 32487 246 23.35 4.32 Aug 2013
13 N52.53210
W1.36555
N52.53179
W1.36412
SK 25877 32494 246 24.80 3.59 Aug 2013
14 N52.53212
W1.36550
N52.53181
W1.36407
SK 25883 32500 246 24.70 4.76 Aug 2013
15 N52.53213
W1.36545
N52.53182
W1.36402
SK 25841 32507 246 25.20 4.04 Aug 2013
16 N52.53215
W1.36541
N52.53183
W1.36403
SK 25897 32513 246 25.10 3.67 Aug 2013
17 N52.53217
W1.36537
N52.53185
W1.36399
SK 25903 32518 246 23.10 3.72 Aug 2013
18 N52.53218
W1.36534
N52.53186
W1.36396
SK 25910 32523 246 25.70 5.07 Aug 2013
19 N52.53220
W1.36530
N52.53188
W1.36392
SK 25919 32528 246 22.85 4.40 Aug 2013
20 N52.53221
W1.36525
N52.53189
W1.36387
SK 25927 32531 246 24.30 4.18 Aug 2013
21 N52.53222
W1.36520
N52.53190
W1.36382
SK 25936 32533 246 24.80 4.63 Aug 2013
22 N52.53223
W1.36515
N52.53191
W1.36377
SK 25946 32533 246 25.20 4.60 Aug 2013
23 N52.53216
W1.36561
N52.53185
W1.36418
SK 25868 32517 247 26.20 4.67 Aug 2013
24 N52.53220
W1.36551
N52.53189
W1.36408
SK 25882 32528 247 24.30 4.96 Aug 2013
25 N52.53211
W1.36542
N52.53180
W1.36399
SK 25895 32497 246 27.80 4.35 Aug 2013
26 N52.53211
W1.36538
N52.53180
W1.36395
SK 25909 32496 246 27.20 4.24 Aug 2013
27 N52.53214
W1.36535
N52.53183
W1.36392
SK 25908 32505 246 26.40 3.48 Aug 2013
28 N52.53215
W1.36530
N52.53184
W1.36387
SK 25918 32507 246 25.50 6.00 Aug 2013
29 N52.53222
W1.36509
N52.53191
W1.36366
SK 25958 32533 246 25.00 4.27 Aug 2013
30 N52.53221
W1.36507
N52.53190
W1.36364
SK 25963 32530 246 25.75 3.62 Aug 2013
31 N52.53219
W1.36505
N52.53188
W1.36362
SK 25967 32525 246 24.80 2.92 Aug 2013
32 N52.53272
W1.36528
N52.53241
W1.36385
SK 25923 32575 246 22.40 - Aug 2013
33 N52.53272
W1.36526
N52.53241
W1.36383
SK 25926 32575 246 20.35 - Aug 2013
34 N52.53273
W1.36526
N52.53242
W1.36383
SK 25927 32581 246 23.50 - Aug 2013
35 N52.53273
W1.36528
N52.53242
W1.36385
SK 25923 32583 246 21.80 - Aug 2013
36 N52.53273
W1.36530
N52.53242
W1.36387
SK 25918 32583 246 20.90 - Aug 2013
37 N52.53272
W1.36530
N52.53241
W1.36387
SK 25918 32577 246 20.25 - Aug 2013
38 N52.53231
W1.36531
N52.53200
W1.36388
SK 25915 32555 246 26.10 4.82 Aug 2013
39 N52.53230
W1.36537
N52.53199
W1.36394
SK 25906 32552 246 27.10 4.64 Aug 2013
40 N52.53209
W1.36502
N52.53178
W1.36359
SK 25975 32488 241 24.75 5.15 Aug 2013
41 N52.53213
W1.36454
N52.53182
W1.36311
SK 26567 32504 241 25.80 4.34 Aug 2013
42 N52.53199
W1.36460
N52.53168
W1.36317
SK 26425 32463 233 22.20 5.58 Aug 2013
43 N52.53183
W1.36478
N52.53152
W1.36335
SK 26017 32435 230 27.70 6.63 Aug 2013
44 N52.53182
W1.36489
N52.53151
W1.36346
SK 25995 32433 230 29.85 5.36 Aug 2013
45 N52.53169
W1.36429
N52.53138
W1.36286
SK 26119 32398 229 27.80 3.98 Aug 2013
46 N52.53162
W1.36435
N52.53131
W1.36292
SK 26108 32388 228 26.50 5.10 Aug 2013
47 N52.53141
W1.36439
N52.53110
W1.36296
SK 26100 32328 220 23.55 5.68 Aug 2013
48 N52.53237
W1.36517
N52.53206
W1.36374
SK 25942 32580 246 21.55 2.95 Aug 2013
49 N52.53230
W1.36513
N52.53199
W1.36370
SK 25952 32553 246 20.80 2.31 Aug 2013
50 N52.53161
W1.36434
N52.53130
W1.36291
SK 26113 32385 228 14.20 1.95 Aug 2013
51 N52.53232
W1.36515
N52.53201
W1.36372
SK 25945 32563 246 26.31 3.41 Aug 2013

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