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It's a real shame it's gone. he spends most of his time now assessing damage — his dog always with him. predominantly, this normally happens in scotland, which this year has been hit horrendously hard by the storms. it doesn't normally come down this far. we had the beast from the east a few years ago that did hit us here, but this last couple of years we've been hit again and again. northeast is starting to look a bit like scotland for wind blow and wind damage and storm damage, and now we're getting it over in cumbria. so there's a clear pattern of change. close to the shore of lake winder...

Champion crested beech. it's a champion of britain and ireland. because it's the biggest tree of that species in terms of growth. when you lose any big, really big prominent tree, it's sad. and this one particularly because it's been at ray castle for a long time. it's an important tree because it's the biggest. and to see it blown over is really sad. i think it's probably a douglas fir. richard takes us deep into the worst hit area. it's still close to the public. many of these trees have been weakened and his team hasn't yet been able to make it safe. this is the kind of hidden damage that f...

To british heritage, many iconic trees have been lost. so this is a national champion crested beech. it's a champion of britain and ireland because it's the biggest tree of that species in terms of girth. when you lose any big — really big, prominent tree, it's sad, and this one particularly, because it's been at wray castle for a long time. it's an important tree because it's the biggest, and to see it blown over is really sad. i think it's probably a douglas fir. richard takes us deep into the worst—hit area — it's still closed to the public. many of these trees have been weakened, and...