Ancient oak tree linked to Robin Hood legend dies after 1,200 years thanks to heatwaves and huge number of tourists ⊕
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The Major Oak, located in Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire, is thought to have died after its first spring with no leaves, according to wildlife charity RSPB.
Has Robin Hood's 1,000-year-old Major Oak died? Ancient tree that sheltered heroic outlaw's merry men is leafless ⊕
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The RSPB, which manages the woods in Nottinghamshire where the tree stands, said it had been in decline for some years.
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