| Sherwood Forest : Inside the Major
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Climb inside the Major Oak, famed hideout of Robin
Hood...
Despite the legend, the Major Oak would have only been an acorn at
the time of the outlaw - however, Mr Hood may have hid in a tree of
equivalent size.
Inside the oak there is room for a small army to hide with their bows
and arrows.
However, if spotted you'll have to be nimble to clamber out of it
to safety!
The hollow interior of the Major Oak is not man-made. It is actually
caused by fungi.
The Major Oak vital statistics are impressive – it
weighs around 23 tons, has a girth of ten metres (33ft) and a spread
of 28 metres (92ft) - this makes it the biggest oak tree in Britain. |
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