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The grove of Giant Redwood photographed from within the country park

The grove of Giant Redwood photographed from the road

The widest of the Giant Redwoods in Rushmere Country Park

A young Giant Redwood in a nearby building
A cluster of around twenty Giant Sequoia trees can be found near the entrance of Rushmere Country Park.

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 N51.94078
W0.67205
N51.94032
W0.67051
SP 91381 27751 91ft
(27.74m)
-- -- --
2 N51.94090
W0.67221
N51.94044
W0.67067
SP 91369 27764 94ft
(28.66m)
-- -- --
3 N51.93994
W0.67151
N51.93948
W0.66997
SP 91420 27658 103ft
(31.40m)
-- 3.82m March 2012
4 N51.94063
W0.67181
N51.94017
W0.67027
SP 91397 27735 82ft
(25.00m)
-- -- --
5 N51.94130
W0.67121
N51.94084
W0.66967
SP 91437 27810 84ft
(25.61m)
38.1m 6.26m March 2012
Girth was measured at 1.5m from ground.

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