Dunsland
This tranquil, ancient parkland once befitted the grand house that stood in its midst. The park is home to a variety of trees, including 700 year-old sweet chestnuts and old fruit trees, such as Landkey Yellow, Listener, Johnny Voun and Devon Quarrendon. The trees in Dunsland park support many rare lichens and provide a rich habitat for wildlife.
Sweet chestnut trees
Gnarled and twisted into sinister shapes by hundreds of years of sun, rain and snow, three ancient sweet chestnuts stand in a row near the coach house in Dunsland’s parkland. These trees are estimated at over 700 years old. Since they were planted there have been over thirty British monarchs on the throne, and Dunsland’s great house was built, stood for centuries, and lost again – but the trees still stand, ancient guardians in this timeless, peaceful place.
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