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The Bruce Castle Oak,
runner-up for England Tree of the Year 2018 
As a result of achieving second place, the Woodland Trust has awarded the oak a £500 Tree Care Award and a free arboricultural survey.
To read the Arboricultural Report and conclusions click here 
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Bruce Castle Park
Bruce Castle Park, Tottenham's first public park, is home to the oldest oak tree in Tottenham; an ancient sessile oak tree which is over 450 years old. It was possibly a sapling when Henry VIII met his sister Margaret, Queen of Scotland, at Bruce Castle in 1516, and certainly would have been there when his daughter Elizabeth I visited in 1578.
As the photograph above shows a large branch of the oak broke off in 2011 and this is the cause of its asymmetrical shape. There is concern about other branches and the general health of the tree so further work is being investigated. 
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Bruce Castle Museum & Park:
Home of Haringey History 
Bruce Castle, a Grade I listed 16th Century manor house in 20 acres of parkland, is home to Haringey's Museum and Archives, as well as the Bruce Castle Oak.
The Museum is a historical treasure trove with a lively schedule of family activities, frequently changing exhibitions, a wide-ranging schools programme, and a schedule of talks and local history walks. The Archives hold Haringey's collection of local history documents, maps and photographs. For more information, including opening hours, visit Bruce Castle Museum 
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Bruce Castle Oak: a witness of family fun for centuriesBruce Castle Park occupies the site of one of the four manors of Tottenham; Bruce Castle itself is the only mansion in its grounds that remains in the area. Its name derives from the Scottish royal family of de Brus, who held part of the manor until 1306. After that there were numerous illustrious owners over the centuries. A survey of 1619 shows the manor house with a tower and grove of trees on a site that is similar to the present extent of the public park. The grounds became Tottenham’s first public park in 1892. Read the reminiscences |
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Recent celebrations
Performance of Midsummer Night's Dream by Quantum Theatre on July 21, 2019 organized by Friends of Bruce Castle Park
Abe Gibson on stage before a performance of Midsummer Night's Dream by Quantum Theatre on July 21, 2019 organized by Friends of Bruce Castle Park
Friends of Bruce Castle Park Jam in the Park, July 2018
Friends of Bruce Castle Park, Friends of Bruce Castle and the Antwerp Arms event - 125 years of the Park: past, present, future talks under the Oak 2017
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Performance of Midsummer Night's Dream by Quantum Theatre on July 21, 2019 organized by Friends of Bruce Castle Park
Abe Gibson performing Jazzy Rain on the Friends of Bruce Castle Park Jam in the Park event. July 2018
Friends of Bruce Castle Park, Friends of Bruce Castle and the Antwerp Arms event - 125 years of the Park: past, present, future talks under the Oak 2017
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Children practising football on a winter Sunday morning
Find out more about the Bruce Castle Oak in Calling Tree - part of the LIFT Festival 2016 here
See the Calling Tree @ Bruce Castle Oak gallery here
