Hethel Old Thorn

Hethel Old Thorn is a 0.025-hectare (0.062-acre) nature reserve south-west of Norwich in Norfolk. It is managed by the Norfolk Wildlife Trust.^[1]

Hethel Old Thorn
Type	Nature reserve
Location	Norwich, Norfolk
OS grid	TG 171 005
Area	0.025 hectares (0.062 acres)
Managed by	Norfolk Wildlife Trust

This is the smallest wildlife trust nature reserve in Britain, consisting of one ancient hawthorn tree, which may date to the thirteenth century. In 1755 its girth was recorded as 9 feet 1 inch, and it has now decayed to a much smaller size, but it is still healthy.^[1]

The Thorn - Hethel, drawn and etched by Henry Ninham, from James Grigor's The Eastern Arboretum (1841)