The Skipinnish Oak - named after a Scottish ceilidh band and thought to be at least 400 years old - has been named 'Tree of the Year' for 2024 by Britain's Woodland Trust. The veteran plant, from ...

The Woodland Trust has declared the centuries-old Skipinnish Oak, named after a Scottish ceilidh band, as this year's Tree of the Year. Nestled in a Sitka spruce plantation in Lochaber, within the ...

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A centuries-old tree in the Scottish Highlands named after a popular ceilidh band has won this year's UK Tree of the Year. The Skipinnish Oak, which the Woodland Trust believes is more than 400 years ...

A tree in the Scottish Highlands known as the Skipinnish Oak has been named UK Tree of the Year. Native woodland experts had no idea the tree existed until a gathering in 2009. It is thought to be at ...