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End of an era for Robin Hood’s world-famous tree – but its legacy lives on
The Major Oak, one of the UK’s most iconic trees due to its vast age, size and links to the legend of Robin Hood, is believed by experts to have died, after failing to produce any leaves this year.

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Meet the world-famous Robin Hood oak tree that died after nearly 1,000 years: Amazing facts about the legendary Major Oak
The Major Oak, 1,200 year old tree of Robin Hood fame, is dead in Sherwood Forest
1,200-year-old Robin Hood oak tree in Sherwood Forest has died, group says
The 1,200-year-old Major Oak in Sherwood Forest is believed to have died after it didn't sprout leaves this spring, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds said Thursday.

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Sherwood Forest mourns ancient Major Oak tree linked to Robin Hood: ‘Heartbreaking for everyone’
Robin Hood’s 1,200-year-old oak tree ‘killed by sightseers’
An ancient oak tree said to have sheltered legendary Robin Hood has died
Visitors who viewed the tree’s gnarled limbs and sprawling canopy in Nottingham over the past two centuries compressed the soil around it, making it difficult for rain to reach its roots, the conserva...

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Ancient 'Robin Hood' tree is dead, experts say
World famous 1,200-year-old Robin Hood tree is dead because of ‘too many visitors’