Species: Quercus ilex

Common names: 

Holm Oak

Holly Oak

Evergreen Oak

Mediterranean Oak, 

Derwen fythwyrdd (Welsh) 

 An evergreen oak tree, with leaves that are not the typical oak leaf shape. The young leaves look similar to Holly. 

It does shed the previous-year leaves in May/June.

Introduced to UK in the 1500’s,  so non-native, but it still supports plenty of wildlife

Dibbinsdale

Location:

https://w3w.co/storm.keeps.lands

53.337767, -2.983437

On left side of track, a short distance past lodge cottage

This specimen is very noticeable by its very rugged trunk

There is another specimen on the other side of the track but is not as grand.

For more information

Woodland Trust

https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-and-wildlife/british-trees/a-z-of-british-trees/holm-oak/

Trees and Shrubs Online is the International Dendrology Society’s web-based encyclopaedia 

https://www.treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/quercus/quercus-ilex/

Coombes, A. & Cameron, R. (2021), ‘Quercus ilex’ from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/quercus/quercus-ilex/). Accessed 2023-08-03. 

GB Non-native Species Secretariat (NNSS) 

https://www.nonnativespecies.org/non-native-species/information-portal/view/2958