‘Instant connection to the past’: how the Major oak affected those who saw it

Guy Birkin’s 2023 image of the Major oak. ‘Very sad to hear about the death of this iconic tree, so much a part of Nottinghamshire history and legend,’ he wrote. Photograph: Guy Birkin View image in fullscreen Guy Birkin’s 2023 image of the Major oak. ‘Very sad to hear about the death of this iconic tree, so much a part of Nottinghamshire history and legend,’ he wrote. Photograph: Guy Birkin Trees and forests ‘Instant connection to the past’: how the Major oak affected those who saw it Readers remember the Sherwood Forest tree that has failed to produce leaves for the first time in 1,000 years