Giant redwoods brought to British shores on a tide of Victorian fashion

In woods across the UK, an imported American stands higher and broader than the trees that surround it

A wooded ridge overlooking the Ouzel Valley in Bedfordshire has a remarkable set of trees sticking head and shoulders above the rest.

Credited with being able to grow into the world's largest living thing, they can reach a height of 100 metres, nearly three times as high as a mature oak.