Fordham - Townsend Wood (Cambridgeshire)
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Fordham - Townsend Wood (Cambridgeshire) |
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 Giant Redwood Tree No. 1 - September 2025 |
 Giant Redwood Tree Nos. 2 & 3 - September 2025 |
| These trees were a lucky find in Fordham, they were spotted rising over the roof tops whilst returning from a short walk elsewhere in the town. It took some effort to track them down as they were in a small wood that was tucked away within clusters of housing. Judging by the considerable girth and height, they are probably among the earliest plantings in the country. Two of the trees, although included here are not actually in the wood, but were just a couple of feet inside an adjacent garden. Curiously, two of the trees in the woods and the two in the adjacent garden were planted just three or four metres apart; rather close considering they would grow into huge trees. |
 Giant Redwood Tree Nos. 4 & 5 - September 2025 |
 "Townsend Wood generously given to the Woodland Trust by Miss Beatrice Duncan, Granddaughter of Charles Townsend" |
| Common Names and Latin Name | No. | Latitude and Longitude | OS National Grid | Elevation (above sea-level) |
Height | Girth | Date Measured | |
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| Giant Redwood Sequoiadendron giganteum | 1 | N52.30972 E0.38514 | N52.30928 W0.38681 | TL 62697 70633 | 20ft (06.10m) | 21.1m | 3.52m | September 2025 |
| 2 | N52.30959 E0.38487 | N52.30915 W0.38654 | TL 62679 70618 | 22ft (06.71m) | 30.7m | 5.01m | September 2025 | |
| 3 | N52.30959 E0.38479 | N52.30915 W0.38646 | TL 62674 70618 | 22ft (06.71m) | 29.7m | 5.93m | September 2025 | |
| 4 | N52.30933 E0.38427 | N52.30889 W0.38594 | TL 62639 70588 | 20ft (06.10m) | -- | -- | -- | |
| 5 | N52.30929 E0.38430 | N52.30885 W0.38597 | TL 62641 70583 | 20ft (06.10m) | -- | -- | -- | |
| Girth was measured at 1.5m from ground. | ||||||||