Numerous projects have taken place over the past year to remember and celebrate the role of the Welsh archers who fought at the battle of Agincourt in 1415.

Now, as part of the commemorations and with support from the Agincourt 600 project, six oak trees supplied by the Woodland Trust have been planted next to the public footpath at Cross Oak on Llanarth Estate.

Three of the trees have been sourced from Windsor Great Park.

Both Raglan and Monmouth Castles feature in the Agincourt Trail, another element of the Agincourt commemorations, but there was no land suitable for tree planting in their immediate vicinity, unlike the other historic sites connected with the Battle of Agincourt.

Paula Keen of the Woodland Trust said, “I’m delighted that the Llanarth Estate has stepped in to help mark this important anniversary. Historic parkland like this is a hugely valuable asset in historical and ecological terms. I understand that this park landscape at Cross Oak was created by Samual Lapidge, an assistant to Capability Brown. But if it is to be conserved for future generations, new trees need to be planted to take the place of old ones that may be lost. So I can think of no better way to commemorate the Agincourt anniversary than to plant a new generation of parkland trees that will grow and mature over the centuries and that, in time, will have their own story to tell.”