Meeting The Major Oak - Britain's largest Oak tree
Вставка
- Опубліковано 1 сер 2022
- The Major Oak is the largest oak tree in Britain and is believed to be between 800 and 1,000 years old. Join me on a walk to meet and sketch this incredible specimen deep within the famous Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire.
It’s absolutely mind blowing to think that sometime between the reign of King Canute, and the signing of the Magna Carta, one small acorn was taking root - and is still here cycling carbon.
I'm still not convinced the camera does the sheer size and presence of it justice but hopefully I can do so with my paintbrush down the line...
Follow me on Facebook and Instagram to see the finished artwork:
/ inspired4nature
/ inspired4nature
www.inspired4nature.co.uk/
Video & images by Sarah Clack and on licence from Shutterstock. Historical images are not my own.
Music:
Sequence by Grayson DeSmet
Lord of the Forest by Klimenko Music
#stayinspired - Розваги
As a child I actually walked inside this tree. Absolutely fascinating. Someone tried to set fire to it in time, now you can't even go near to it. I now live in East Sussex in Beckley and one thing I've noticed is that English Oak trees seem to grow like bonkers here, they seem to like the clay based soils. Just an observation.
As a kid in the late 50's and into the 60's we often visited Sherwood Forest regularly as my Gran lived nearby in Ollerton. We would usually be playing games around and in it climbing inside and up the lower branches, but there was nothing like the visitor numbers of more recent times.
Meeting this majestic tree is on my bucket list!
You do get a better sense of the sheer size in person! Plus the park it's in boasts hundreds more 'giants', though not as giant as the Major 😊
Great video & very informative Sherwood forest is a beautiful place to take in the nature and wildlife i love walks around there with the kids ❤
I remember when I was a kid and you were allowed to climb and play on the thing
Me too
I do love trees!
And they love us right back! 😉💚🌳
I live near Sherwood forest and when I was a kid I had the opportunity to go inside it. I still have some acorns from it!
What a great memory! And a beautiful area to live in! Thanks for commenting :)
What's really amazing is however big it is above ground, it's twice as big underground
🌲🌳🍀🐾🦉🦝🐿🦊🦌Dear Inspired4nature, I like your attitude towards the Forest's of the world🦌🦊🐿🦝🦉🐾🍀🌳🌲.
Wow 😮
Those majestic ancients, I am but a fly on a leaf that was felled an autumn night, one night of so many thousands...
You should take a trip to Vancouver Island. We have some big trees, Douglas Firs, in Cathedral Grove and Avatar Grove, that approach 1000 years of age and 70-80 meters in height. We visited a few years ago, and it was so awe inspiring to see those beautiful giants.
Yes it's on my bucket list to stand in the presence of some of that size, and a Redwood! Cathedral Grove sounds well named - bet it feels like that! 🌲🙏🌳
Hello from the Antipodes..i have a oil on canvas painting 85X55 cm. of the Major. 1898 bt W.O trivitt.. I bought it to Australia nr.. 50 yers ago..i have just had varnish removal and cleaned.. looking majestic as ever...Me and my mates use to visit the Major in the early 60s.. i am a Hyson Green lad Nottingham... hi from Australia....
Wow, a special journey for a special tree painting! Sounds like it holds great memories for you - thanks for commenting!
Helloooo,,, and thank you from the Antipodes.. (Australia). I would love to show you the Oil on Canvas 1898 but unable to on here ...maybe there is a way ... ? thank you and your sketches look wonderful..@@inspired4nature
You're very kind! I'd love to see a pic of it, feel free to drop me an email at sarah4nature@gmail.com 👍💚🌳
Wow, that drawing of the tree she did was super cool.
Thanks! Hopefully the full watercolour multi-painting will turn out even better... 🤞😊
@@inspired4nature
I draw and paint too. The bark on that tree trunk in your drawing had such life and character. Could really feel it. Well done.
Lovely video! Pleasantly surprised by UA-cam recommending this one 😊
Thank you UA-cam algorithm! And thank you for your comment, I'm glad you enjoyed it 😊
Denmarks oldes oak is around 1500 years but this one is more beautiful
Wow! It's crazy to think what that tree has experienced also... And looks aren't everything! 😉💚🌳
I hope the damaged areas were treated/repaired...
I couldn't inspect it personally but I'm sure it got the care it needed. 👍💚
That's a worthy specimen to gather some of it's acorns and plant them - it's got the long life genes.
It certainly is! I believe there is a plantation in Dorset of 250+ of it's descendents and acorns from it are often being used in experiments. You're meant to ask permission though from the park to remove and plant any of your own. 🌱👍
not necessarily. It could be a combination of lucky place germination and weak competition, and windstorm sparing it. Not long life genes.
Thank you Mr. Algorithm for knowing me better than I know myself.
The same is true for genetics
pretty woman.
Why thank you! 😁
@@inspired4nature Just spontaneous and sincere from me to say. It would have been my pleasure to know you.
I hesitated to opine in kind, but I will now second that. ✅
Девушка ты прелесть