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Tree with door, Crowhurst Yew, Surrey, England

Villagers hollowed out the trunk in 1820 to create a parish meeting room within the tree. The roof of this room collapsed during a storm in 1845, but the tree lived on, with the wooden door to the secret room remaining to this day.
[Pippa Neill, Environment reporter, Graun, Thu 8 Oct 2026]

Full story here.

u/ArborealFriend — 6 days ago

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u/SimonRX10IV — 6 days ago