Editing Margam Abbey (section)

== Tree of the Year 2020 ==
[[File:Chapter house, Margam.jpeg|alt=A pencil drawing showing an image of the Chapter House, with trees in the foreground.|thumb|A view of the Chapter House, with trees in the foreground.]]
In 2020, a [[beech]] tree located in the ruins of Margam Abbey was voted [[Tree of the Year (United Kingdom)|Tree of the Year]] in Wales.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|date=2020-10-22|title=Wales Tree of the Year: Margam Abbey's Chapter House beech wins|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-54632995|access-date=2021-05-17}}</ref>

The 'Chapter House Tree' won an online vote conducted by the Welsh [[Woodland Trust]], beating other trees such as the [[The Indian Bean Tree, St James Square, Monmouth|Monmouth Catalpa Tree]] and the [[Chirk Castle]] Sweet Chestnut.<ref name=":0" /> It was awarded £1000 as a prize, and received 1118 votes.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Margam Park's historic beech is crowned Wales Tree of the Year|url=https://www.southwalesguardian.co.uk/news/18820489.historic-beech-growing-margam-park-crowned-wales-tree-year/|access-date=2021-05-18|website=South Wales Guardian|date=25 October 2020 |language=en}}</ref>