Billericay - Lake Meadows (Essex)

Thanks to Lauren of Essex who helped to demonstrate the comparison in size between a Giant Redwood and a 5-year-old! The tree, along with another Wellingtonia and a Dawn Redwood (second picture), is in a very pleasant park in Billericay called Lake Meadows. As can be seen from the first picture, despite its great height it looks as though the Giant Redwood has had a mild encounter with a lightning strike - leaving it healthy, if a little flat-topped! The Dawn Redwood sits in the midle of the Crazy Golf area. One of the noticable features of the Dawn Redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides) is the incredibly straight trunk, clearly visible in this fine specimen. You may also notice the classic neat cone shape that these lovely trees form. For difference between in the types of Redwoods see our Redwood Types page. There is a lake in the park (as the name suggests), a large children's playground and a tea-room - a pleasant spot to enjoy a cup of tea and a slice of cake, sitting outside on a warm day.

Common Names and Latin Name	No.	Latitude and Longitude		OS National Grid	Elevation (above sea-level)	Height	Girth	Date Measured
		WGS84	OSGB36
Giant Redwood, Wellingtonia Sequoiadendron giganteum	1	N51.63440 E0.42124	N51.63390 E0.42291	TQ 67660 95619	252ft (76.8m)	--	5.36m 4.88m	Aug 2008 July 2006
	2	N51.63455 E0.41995	N51.63405 E0.42163	TQ 67571 95633	242ft (73.8m)	--	5.97m 5.8m	Aug 2008 July 2006
Dawn Redwood Metasequoia glyptostroboides	3	N51.63363 E0.41901	N51.63386 E0.42068	TQ 67506 95610	248ft (75.6m)	--	1.83m	July 2006
	4	N51.63423 E0.41948	N51.63373 E0.42115	TQ 67539 95597	243ft (74m)	--	0.6m 0.4m	Aug 2008 July 2006
Girth was measured at 1.5 metres from ground