It was a warm, early Autumn morning as I rode across a paddock where the trail had seemed to become more sheep than bike related and was confirmed when I rode over a carcass partially concealed by grass. Thankful the timing of encounter wasn't accompanied by smell or mess I looked up from the distraction and noticed a most unusual sight. Across to my right just before the slope dived into a gully, stood a proud, remarkably healthy English Oak. Standing against the back drop of a native, vegetated gully this oak looked by all measures like a sore thumb in a sandal - unusual for where it found itself. Continuing the ride I rubber necked for as long as I could before resuming the scan for tree stumps, rabbit burrows and of course dead sheep.
Having made a mental note I checked the National Trust Registrar for significant trees on return to home because if that tree wasn't listed I was "dobbing it in". To my relief someone had saved me the administration effort as it was already listing, but in that moment I knew one thing, I was going back as that old acorn dispenser needed documenting.
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