Nottingham Post published Oak tree at Newstead Abbey inspired Byron poem

Mansfield poet and Byron expert Clive Brookes tells a little known story from Newstead Abbey's past.The tree stump, more than 200 years old, is hardly worth a second look for visitors wandering over the verdant lawns of Newstead Abbey.Propped up, with just a small covering of ivy to give it a splash of natural colour, it is lucky to have survived in any condition.It is still there because the gnarled old remnant of a once lofty oak tree has a unique claim to historic fame... it was planted by...