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Wiltshire is a beautiful county which inspired Constable in his paintings and is full of religious and mystical qualities with Salisbury Cathedral and Stonehenge etc. The most handsome trees in Wiltshire are found on the periphery of the county around Salisbury, Calne and on the edges of the Cotswolds. Trees enjoy the fertile soil of Wiltshire and the gentle warmth and humidity of its geographical position in England. For tree lovers - The Big Belly Oak - Savernake Forest, Malborough- (one of the top 50 UK Jubilee Trees) this trees sits in the Crown Estates in a SSSI and it is said that if one dances anti-clockwise around it 12 times at 12p.m., the devil will appear!! The girth of this magnificent oak is 12metres and it is 1,000 years old. Other interesting trees can be found at Bowood, Derry hill, Calne which was designed by Capability Brown and has the largest Cut Leaved Horse Chesnut, Corsham Court Corsham, The Hall, Holt Road, Bradford on Avon, Lacock Abbey, Lacock, Longleat, Warminster which is the home of the Marquis of Bath and has pollarded oaks in the Wildlife Safari Park, Luckington Court, Luckington, Malmesbury which is worth a visit in spring for its cherry bloom, Oare House, Oare, Marlborough, Pinkney Park, Sherston Parva, Malesbury, Stourhead, Stourton, Mere with its garden created by Henry Hoare, Tisbury Church, and Wilton House, Wilton, Salisbury.