Template:Did you know nominations/Gilwell Oak


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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:23, 27 February 2018 (UTC)

Gilwell Oak

 * ... that Robert Baden-Powell compared the growth of the scout movement in the early 20th-century to that of an oak tree (pictured) ? Robert Baden-Powell championed the tree in 1929 as a metaphor for the growth of the youth organisation he founded. (The Times Newspaper)
 * ALT1:... that the Gilwell Oak was voted the United Kingdom's "Tree of the Year" for 2017? Epping's Gilwell Oak wins Tree of the Year 2017 (BBC News)
 * Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Carlton Complex Fire

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 17:12, 4 February 2018 (UTC).


 * Symbol confirmed.svg New enough, long enough and within policy. An entertaining read! Both hooks are good and are provided with references. QPQ is done. The image is in the public domain. Good to go! Yakikaki (talk) 20:49, 5 February 2018 (UTC)