Broomfield - St Mary's Church (Essex)

There is one good sized Giant Redwood at St Marys church, Broomfield (just a mile or so north of Chelmsford). There were once two here, but one had to be cut down and a young Giant was planted in 2004 to replace it. There is a nice little collection of trees in the grounds, including a small Dawn Redwood, as the rector is a bit of a tree enthusiast. He is doing fine job taking care of his collection. Opposite the church entrance is a short road which leads to a small cluster of houses, in front of which are two Giant Redwoods. Unfortunately one of these (No. 3) was removed in 2006. Apparently these once adorned the gateway to the large house which once stood on the grounds. Accidents aside, these resilient trees will always outlive the houses for which they are planted!

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	N51.76727 E0.47000	N51.76678 E0.47169	TL 70534 10507	134ft (40.9m)	18m 21m	3.63m 3.73m	January 2005 December 2008
	2	---	--	--	--	2.3m	--	May 2009
Dawn Redwood Metasequoia glyptostroboides	2	N51.76743 E0.46951	N51.76694 E0.47120	TL 70500 10524	133ft (40.6m)	5.7m	0.28m	May 2009
Giant Redwood, Wellingtonia Sequoiadendron giganteum	3	N51.76581 E0.47018	N51.76532 E0.47187	TL 70552 10345	117ft (35.7m)		2.95m	March 2006
	4	N51.76577 E0.47024	N51.76528 E0.47193	TL 70556 10341	119ft (36.3m)		3.6m	March 2006
Girth was measured at 1.5 metres from ground