Lassington Wood

Part of the estate of the Guise family since the 13th century it was donated to Gloucester County Borough Council in 1921.

[3] Sir Anselm Guise sold the estate in 1921 but retained ownership of the wood, which he then donated to Gloucester County Borough Council.

[6] The wood was formerly home to the Lassington Oak, described in the 1879 Encyclopædia Britannica as one of the four most notable trees in Gloucestershire.

[11][12] The oak had a dozen props by 1916 and, though it showed signs of decay, continued to put out new buds and leaves.

[13] In 1920 members of the Gloucester lodge of the Ancient Order of Druids planted 12 oak seedlings around the tree.