47. Suburban Sequoia

Towering over a suburban Bristol estate, a giant redwood is a joyous, optimistic presence.

Some urban trees get lucky, and that’s what happened to the ever more colossal giant redwood on a 1970s estate in the north Bristol suburb of Filton. When the developers laid out the cul-de-sacs here, they mercifully left this magnificent tree where it was and built around it. A tree that would once have been a feature of a Victorian garden now graces the lawns of an optimistic mid century development.

Species details

Giant redwood
Sequoiadendron giganteum

Where to find it

Northwoods Walk, Bristol BS10 6LS
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Other giant redwoods

35. UCC Giant Redwood

13. New Cross Gate Giant Redwood