Halstead - Attwood Manor (Essex)

Attwoods Manor is on Mount Hill just outside Halstead and is now a Residential Care Home. As well as two very nice Giant Redwoods, Attwoods boasts a very unusual Monkey tree. As you can see from the above picture, it has sprouted offshoots. The first ones have been sawn off many years back but the determined tree has sprouted more new growth from the stumps. I have included measurements of the Giant Redwoods recorded by Maynard Greville in 1957. Curiously, fifty years later, the one by the front drive appears to have shrunk in height! This could be due to a lightning strike or possibly damage from a severe storm. It's girth has only increased by 0.56m though, which seems a little less than one would expect for over fifty years growth. The second tree, standing in the field by garden has grown 1.7m in height and 1.19m in girth. This also seems a little on the low side, perhaps Maynard's girth measurements were taken at lower point.

Common Names and Latin Name	No.	Latitude and Longitude		OS National Grid	Elevation (above sea-level)	Height	Girth	Date Measured	Notes
		WGS84	OSGB36
Giant Redwood, Wellingtonia Sequoiadendron giganteum	1	N51.93700 E0.62121	N51.93653 E0.62292	TL 80220 31598	271ft (82.62m)	26m 25.6m	3.86m 4.42m	*1957 February 2008	garden by front drive
	2	N51.93700 E0.62061	N51.93653 E0.62232	TL 80179 31596	269ft (82.01m)	25m 26.7m	5.43m 6.62m	*1957 February 2008	field by garden
*measured by Maynard Greville        Girth was measured at 1.5m from ground.