MJ Maccardini (trailerfullofpix)'s photos with the keyword: beech

From the heath-hands.org.uk website: Perhaps the most famous tree on the Heath, hailed as ‘The Queen of the Woods’ and as one of the Great Trees of London, the Hollow Beech casts a fantastical figure near the Vale of Health. Having naturally hollowed through the action of bacteria and fungi over the past century or so, you can now see straight through the tree from the right angle, and people in the past have clambered inside. The record is 15 people inside the trunk but this must have been quite a stack and a squeeze! Being such a popular attraction for playful children and adults alike does raise concern for the tree’s health. Root compaction from so much footfall around the trunk can damage this magnificent tree’s life support system, so a rope fence now encourages people to admire it from a respectful distance. Work has been done to aerate and fertilise the soil around the tree, as well as pruning it to prevent storm damage so this magnificent specimen can thrive and be admired by future generations.

Dark Hedges is an avenue of ancient beech trees along Bregagh Road (hard to find) near Ballymoney in County Antrim.

These two Game of Thrones fans arrived in a Merc with a driver, hopped out, took a couple selfies and then were off, probably to visit other Game of Thrones filming sites in Northern Ireland.

Dark Hedges is an avenue of ancient beech trees along Bregagh Road (hard to find) near Ballymoney in County Antrim.

A few of the trees had fallen in a recent storm. Global warming is causing the storms on the Irish Sea to be stronger, so more of these giants may be falling in the coming years.

Dark Hedges is an avenue of ancient beech trees along Bregagh Road (hard to find) near Ballymoney in County Antrim.

Dark Hedges is an avenue of ancient beech trees along Bregagh Road (hard to find) near Ballymoney in County Antrim.

Dark Hedges is an avenue of ancient beech trees along Bregagh Road (hard to find) near Ballymoney in County Antrim.

Dark Hedges is an avenue of ancient beech trees along Bregagh Road (hard to find) near Ballymoney in County Antrim.

Dark Hedges is an avenue of ancient beech trees along Bregagh Road (hard to find) near Ballymoney in County Antrim.

Dark Hedges is an avenue of ancient beech trees along Bregagh Road (hard to find) near Ballymoney in County Antrim. It's one of the most photographed places in Northern Ireland and there were scads of punters.

Dark Hedges is an avenue of ancient beech trees along Bregagh Road (hard to find) near Ballymoney in County Antrim.

The beech, which was planted in 1813, was severely cut back by tree surgeons and the plaque removed in early 2014.

Even trees can have plaques. Along the Thames footpath in Richmond. The beech, which was planted in 1813, was severely cut back by tree surgeons and the plaque removed in early 2014.