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This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. LONDON — A massive ancient oak tree linked to the legend of Robin Hood may have been loved to death. The ...

I remember it like it was yesterday, that rainy summer day when I met the Major. After traveling to Newstead Abbey, the ancestral home of Lord Byron, I caught a bus to Sherwood Forest. The morning sky ...

Located in Sherwood Forest, the Major Oak failed to produce leaves this spring and is now presumed dead. Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Conservationists are mourning the death of a ...

The Major Oak in the Sherwood Forest was between 800 and 1,200 years old. It succumbed to a combination of over-tourism, climate change and misguided efforts to save it. By Lynsey Chutel Reporting ...

A massive ancient oak tree linked to the legend of Robin Hood may have been loved to death. The 1,200-year-old Major Oak in Sherwood Forest is believed to have died after it didn't sprout leaves this ...

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A massive ancient oak tree linked to the legend of Robin Hood may have been loved to death. The 1,200-year-old Major Oak in Sherwood Forest is believed to have died after it didn’t sprout leaves this ...