Ickworth - Ickworth House (Suffolk)
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Ickworth - Ickworth House (Suffolk) |
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| The Ickworth House grounds is a real Redwood-fest. The prize specimen is a gigantic Wellingtonia that sits near the big house, and must rank amongst the broadest in England (no precise measurements at the moment). There are also several mini-groves of Coast Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) as well as Giant Redwood (Sequoiadendron giganteum). The picture with the deer in the forground is of a cluster of the Coast redwood. One can see the difference in the shape of the foliage compared with Wellingtonia; the Coast ones have a more "ragged" appearance whereas the Giant redwood tend to have a more smoothed or rounded outline from distance. Sitting all alone in a field nearby there sits a rather sad sight, a Wellingtonia which must have been hit by an enormous bolt of ligtning. Perhaps less than half the trunk is left, and much of that is a "splinter" shape. It still seems to struggle on though, with plenty of good green foliage and a fine crop of cones - who knows how long it will carry on? There is plenty more to see at Ickworth House, a very pleasant place for a wander on a warm afternoon. There are nicely laid out avenues of trees and lots of interesting specimens. Then there is the house itself of course, with its new cafe in the West Wing for when you need sustenance. |
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| Common Names and Latin Name | No. | Latitude and Longitude | OS National Grid | Elevation (above sea-level) |
Height | Girth | Date Measured | |
| WGS84 | OSGB36 | |||||||
| Giant Redwood, Wellingtonia Sequoiadendron giganteum |
1 | N52.22152 E0.65571 |
N52.22108 E0.65744 |
TL 81501 61469 | 313ft (95.4m) |
35m | 6.25m | October 2006 |
| 2 | N52.22152 E0.65558 |
N52.22108 E0.65731 |
TL 81492 61469 | 309ft (94.2m) |
2.5m (photo method) |
0.18m | October 2006 | |
| 3 | N52.22170 E0.65540 |
N52.22126 E0.65713 |
TL 81479 61488 | 306ft (93.3m) |
37.1m | 5.57 | October 2006 | |
| 4 | N52.22129 E0.65550 |
N52.22085 E0.65723 |
TL 81487 61443 | 317ft (96.7m) |
37.4m | 7.16 | October 2006 | |
| 5 | N52.22098 E0.65900 |
N52.22054 E0.66073 |
TL 81728 61417 | 336ft (102m) |
29.1m | 5.35m | October 2006 | |
| 6 | N52.22185 E0.65658 |
N52.22141 E0.65831 |
TL 81559 61508 | 316ft (96m) |
13.3m | too many branches | October 2006 | |
| 7 | N52.22188 E0.65672 |
N52.22144 E0.65845 |
TL 81568 61511 | 296ft (90m) |
8.3m | 0.67m | October 2006 | |
| 8 | N52.22627 E0.64879 |
N52.22583 E0.65052 |
TL 81009 61980 | 298ft (90.9m) |
-- | 3.54m | October 2006 | |
| 9 | N52.22624 E0.64884 |
N52.22580 E0.65057 |
TL 81012 61977 | 291ft (88.7m) |
-- | 3.96m | October 2006 | |
| 10 | N52.22629 E0.64884 |
N52.22585 E0.65057 |
TL 81012 61982 | 280ft (85.4m) |
-- | 3.73m | October 2006 | |
| 11 | N52.22629 E0.64883 |
N52.22585 E0.65056 |
TL 81011 61982 | 287ft (87.5m) |
-- | 4.11m | October 2006 | |
| 12 | N52.22626 E0.64872 |
N52.22582 E0.65045 |
TL 81004 61979 | 284ft (86.6m) |
-- | 3.37m | October 2006 | |
| 13 | N52.22635 E0.64852 |
N52.22591 E0.65025 |
TL 80990 61988 | 261ft (79.6m) |
-- | 2.99m | October 2006 | |
| Coast Redwood Sequoia sempervirens |
14 | N52.22614 E0.64854 |
N52.22570 E0.65027 |
TL 80992 61965 | 283ft (m) |
-- | 3.4m | October 2006 |
| 15 | N52.22619 E0.64846 |
N52.22575 E0.65019 |
TL 80987 61970 | 287ft (m) |
-- | 2.92m | October 2006 | |
| 16 | N52.22618 E0.64847 |
N52.22574 E0.65020 |
TL 80987 61969 | 281ft (m) |
-- | 3.18m | October 2006 | |
| Giant Redwood, Wellingtonia Sequoiadendron giganteum |
17 | N52.22607 E0.64854 |
N52.22563 E0.65027 |
TL 80993 61957 | 283ft (m) |
-- | 4.06m | October 2006 |
| 18 | N52.22605 E0.64856 |
N52.22561 E0.65029 |
TL 80994 61955 | 268ft (m) |
-- | 3.36m | October 2006 | |
| 19 | N52.22611 E0.64816 |
N52.22567 E0.64989 |
TL 80966 61960 | 262ft (m) |
-- | 2.73m | October 2006 | |
| 20 | N52.22611 E0.64828 |
N52.22567 E0.65001 |
TL 80975 61961 | 272ft (m) |
burl-type base | 3.28m | October 2006 | |
| 21 | N52.22600 E0.64824 |
N52.22556 E0.64997 |
TL 80972 61949 | 280ft (m) |
-- | 3.38m | October 2006 | |
| stump | N52.22587 E0.64824 |
N52.22543 E0.64997 |
TL 80973 61934 | 282ft (m) |
-- | -- | October 2006 | |
| 22 | N52.22589 E0.64839 |
N52.22545 E0.65012 |
TL 80983 61937 | 286ft (m) |
burl-type base | 4.42m | October 2006 | |
| 23 | N52.22594 E0.64844 |
N52.22550 E0.65017 |
TL 80986 61942 | 286ft (m) |
burl-type base | 4.33m | October 2006 | |
| 24 | N52.22591 E0.64830 |
N52.22547 E0.65003 |
TL 80977 61939 | 285ft (m) |
burl-type base | 3.7m | October 2006 | |
| 25 | N52.22589 E0.64829 |
N52.22545 E0.65002 |
TL 80976 61936 | 295ft (m) |
-- | 3.92m | October 2006 | |
| 26 | N52.22579 E0.64826 |
N52.22535 E0.64999 |
TL 80975 61925 | 288ft (m) |
-- | 2.71m | October 2006 | |
| 27 | N52.22580 E0.64825 |
N52.22536 E0.64998 |
TL 80974 61926 | 296ft (m) |
-- | 2.84m | October 2006 | |
| 28 | N52.22574 E0.64816 |
N52.22530 E0.64989 |
TL 80968 61919 | 284ft (m) |
-- | 4.34m | October 2006 | |
| 29 | N52.22573 E0.64816 |
N52.22529 E0.64989 |
TL 80968 61918 | 279ft (m) |
-- | 3.18m | October 2006 | |
| 30 | N52.22570 E0.64816 |
N52.22526 E0.64989 |
TL 80968 61915 | 270ft (m) |
-- | 3.3m | October 2006 | |
| stump | N52.22579 E0.64819 |
N52.22535 E0.64992 |
TL 80970 61925 | 276ft (m) |
-- | -- | October 2006 | |
| Coast Redwood Sequoia sempervirens |
31 | N52.22593 E0.64730 |
N52.22549 E0.64903 |
TL 80908 61938 | 270ft (m) |
-- | 3.52m | October 2006 |
| 32 | N52.22600 E0.64710 |
N52.22556 E0.64883 |
TL 80894 61946 | 255ft (m) |
-- | 0.61m | October 2006 | |
| 33 | N52.22604 E0.64683 |
N52.22560 E0.64856 |
TL 80876 61949 | 258ft (m) |
11.25m | 1.1m | October 2006 | |
| 34 | N52.22589 E0.64705 |
N52.22545 E0.64878 |
TL 80892 61933 | 265ft (m) |
5.7m | 0.98m | October 2006 | |
| 35 | N52.22590 E0.64704 |
N52.22546 E0.64877 |
TL 80891 61934 | 269ft (m) |
7m | -- | October 2006 | |
| 36 | N52.22578 E0.64714 |
N52.22534 E0.64887 |
TL 80898 61921 | 274ft (m) |
11.9m | -- | October 2006 | |
| Girth was measured at 1.5m from ground. | ||||||||