# Tell us an interesting random fact you stumbled across (Part 1)

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Just learned that there are more giant redwoods in Great Britain (~ 500,000) than in California (~80,000). It seems the Victorians really liked them and planted a lot of them. Now they are starting to outgrow every other tree in Britain, but they are still juveniles and not yet self-seeding:

> **[Hidden giants: how the UK’s 500,000 redwoods put California in the shade](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/mar/16/hidden-giants-how-the-uks-500000-redwoods-put-california-in-the-shade)**
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> Researchers found that the Victorians brought so many seeds and saplings to Britain that the trees now outnumber those in their US homeland

Then I wondered: where else could there be sequoyas? So I found this map for Spain (article in Spanish, with images):  
[https://www.arbolesconhistoria.com/2021/09/23/mapa-secuoyas-de-espana/](https://www.arbolesconhistoria.com/2021/09/23/mapa-secuoyas-de-espana/)  
They write there are at least 150 redwoods in Spain and probably many more small ones. And this site claims

> **[Bosque de secuoyas del Monte Cabezón](https://siguiendolasenda.es/bosque-de-secuoyas/)**
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> El bosque de secuoyas son uno de los organismos vivos más grandes y más longevos del planeta, son originarios de California y Canadá.

there is a whole forest of redwoods in Cantabria, more than 800 trees.

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