The Laund Oak
Over 600 years old
In the 16th century the Laund Oak marked the point where the Forests of Barden and Knaresborough met.
The magnificent tree was was over 600 years old before it dies and is thought to have been named after John of Laund who was the Prior from 1286 to 1330.
In the past oak from Strid Wood was used to build the Priory, Tithe Barn and the bridge at the Cavendish Pavilion.
The foresters on the Estate say this wonderful old tree used to produce some of the best acorns which, when replanted, have grown into fine trees.
The oak trees within Strid Wood are likely to have evolved and adapted to the area over thousands of years. To ensure this continues the foresters at Bolton Abbey gather the acorns off the woodland floor and send them away to a nursery where they are grown and returned as saplings to be planted in Strid Wood and other woodlands on the Estate.
