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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Helena Horton

Urban trees in spotlight on Woodland Trust’s annual award shortlist

The Crouch Oak in Addlestone, Surrey, which Queen Elizabeth I reputedly had a picnic under
The Crouch Oak in Addlestone, Surrey, which Queen Elizabeth I reputedly had a picnic under. Photograph: Tessa Chan/The Woodland Trust

Urban trees that provide vital food and shelter for wildlife in towns and cities take a starring role on the Woodland Trust tree of the year shortlist.

They include a holm oak in Exeter that survived the blitz and another oak in Surrey that Queen Elizabeth I reputedly had a picnic under.

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