The three redwoods
Giant sequoia, coast redwood, and dawn redwood: what makes each species distinctive, how to identify them, and the names you'll encounter in the UK.
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Read the map in the field
Use these notes before or after finding a place: identify the redwood species, understand why they grow here, and check what the public map can and cannot confirm.
8 published notes
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Six pages on species, history, and place
History in Britain
From the first seeds brought from California in 1853 to the remarkable trees found across estates, arboreta, and parks today: the story of redwoods in Britain.
Identification
Bark, cones, needles, silhouette: how to identify a redwood in the wild and distinguish the three species.
Measuring trees
How height and girth are measured, what champion trees are, and why the measurements here may differ from other sources.
Visiting responsibly
Keeping roots healthy, respecting private land, and finding places worth supporting.
UK context
Why Britain is an unusual habitat for redwoods, and why the trees have thrived in some unexpected places.
Redwoods and carbon
How much carbon Britain's redwoods really store — and where the honest limits of that claim sit.
Redwoods in the classroom
Why redwoods are a way into deep time, climate, Victorian history, and fieldwork — using trees pupils can actually visit.
Questions
Common questions
Frequently asked questions
Is this encyclopedia content?
No. Learn is practical context for using Among the Redwoods and visiting redwood places carefully.
Where does Learn content come from?
Learn pages are editorial guides linked to the live map and written to match Among the Redwoods's source, access, and uncertainty rules.