Sherwood Forest Robin Hood Trail
East Midlands, England
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Sherwood Forest Robin Hood Trail
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Sherwood Forest is what is left of the royal hunting forest, and at its heart stands the Major Oak, 800 to 1,200 years old and long said in local folklore to have sheltered Robin Hood's men. Its branches were chained from 1908 and propped from the 1970s, and in June 2026 the RSPB, which manages the forest, announced that it had died after failing to come into leaf; it will be left standing. The visitor centre tells the story and the surrounding wood holds hundreds of ancient oaks.
Required Activities
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of 3
Walk to the Major Oak near Edwinstowe, the ancient tree of Robin Hood folklore, which died in 2026 and has been left standing
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of 3
Visit the Sherwood Forest visitor centre and walk among the forest's ancient oaks
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of 3
Walk the veteran oaks of the Birklands beyond the Major Oak
Walk to the Major Oak near Edwinstowe, the ancient tree of Robin Hood folklore, which died in 2026 and has been left standing
Visit the Sherwood Forest visitor centre and walk among the forest's ancient oaks
Walk the veteran oaks of the Birklands beyond the Major Oak
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