Ancient Sherwood Forest oak tree reputed to have sheltered Robin Hood has died

Robin Hood’s 1,200-year-old Major Oak has died: ‘Heartbreaking for everyone’

Conservationists worked to protect the tree, which attracted millions of visitors over its life, but in recent years the natural giant was in decline.

The Major oak, one of Europe’s oldest, largest and most celebrated ancient trees, which has grown in Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire, England, for at least 1,000 years, has died.

The forest has been under threat for years and the tree had been rumored to have died in the past — only to have the group confirm it was still alive.