A forest_park in New Forest, Hampshire, England featuring coast redwood. Verified occurrence recorded by Redwood World. The grounds of Rhinefield House Hotel in the New Forest contain five Giant and four Coast Redwood, two of the Giants being very young examples that have probably been planted in the last ten years. It's great to see that the people managing the estate have an eye to the future as well as making the most of the legacy from the Victorian era. All five of the Giants and one of the Coast Redwood are close to the grand house that is now the hotel, and are on manicured lawns. A section of wall has been removed to allow for the growth of one of the largest of the Giants, as can be seen in the above photograph.
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- Last verified
- 10 Apr 2026
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- redwoodworld.co.uk/picturepages/newforest2.htm
Redwood species here
Native to the fog belt of coastal California and Oregon, coast redwoods are the tallest trees on Earth. In Britain they thrive where rainfall, humidity, and sheltered woodland conditions echo their native range, forming narrow, soaring avenues and groves with reddish fibrous bark and flat fern-like foliage.
Present. The tallest trees on Earth, coast redwoods can exceed 100 metres in their native California. Less common in Britain than giant sequoias, they prefer sheltered, moist locations and can still reach impr
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About New Forest - Rhinefield House Hotel
New Forest - Rhinefield House Hotel is located in New Forest, Hampshire, England.
Species Present
Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum)
Native to the Sierra Nevada mountains of California, giant sequoias were introduced to Britain in the 1850s during the Victorian plant-collecting era. They are the world's most massive trees by volume and have thrived in the UK's mild, wet climate, often growing faster than in their native range. Many Victorian-era plantings now rival mature specimens in California.
Coast Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens)
The tallest trees on Earth, coast redwoods can exceed 100 metres in their native California. Less common in Britain than giant sequoias, they prefer sheltered, moist locations and can still reach impressive heights in the UK. The tallest known coast redwood in Britain is over 50 metres.
Dawn Redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides)
A deciduous conifer thought to be extinct until rediscovered in a remote Chinese province in 1941. Seeds were distributed to botanical gardens worldwide in the late 1940s. Unlike its evergreen relatives, the dawn redwood loses its needles in winter, turning a striking copper-bronze in autumn.
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Data sourced from Redwood World (redwoodworld.co.uk) and enriched by Redwood Finder.