Harris Garden

Earley, Wokingham

Evidence-backed Giant Sequoia Coast Redwood Public access

A mature giant sequoia and coast redwood among the woodland of Reading University's garden at Earley, Berkshire. Free, open from 8am.

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Open to the public
Last checked
20 Jun 2026

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Redwood species here

Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum)
Coast Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens)

Photos

  • Harris Garden
    Credit: Chris Wood (User:chris_j_wood). / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Evidence

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About this place

Compiled from the listed sources below — not a first-hand account.

The Harris Garden is the University of Reading's garden at Earley, with borders, ponds, a walled garden and woodland. Its trees include coast redwood and a mature giant sequoia, and the garden's own tree guide notes the Wellingtonia as one of its older specimens. Free to enter, open from 8am to dusk.

Sources

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