Tree-mendous accolade for Lake

Visitors to Lake Vyrnwy are in for a tree-t after it was confirmed that Wales’s largest tree is still located in the National Park.

 

The 60.6m (198ft 10in) Douglas fir has added a new ‘leaf’ to the park’s attractions although the previous holder, which stood at 63.7m (208ft 11in), was only a few metres away until it had to be chopped down after being ravaged by the winter.

 

It means Montgomeryshire retains the 1-2 in the records with a 60.5m grand fir located at Leighton Hall.

 

Forestry Commission Wales area manager Mike Whitley said: "It was a sad moment seeing the previous tallest tree in Wales being felled. However, it took only two days to confirm its successor, which is another Douglas fir that happens to be growing right next to the previous tree, so we didn't have to look very far."

 

Stormy conditions left the previous record holder leaning to one side, with two large cracks.