It may be absolutely obvious, but Im new to gardening. Thanks

Looks like an oak tree. The Name That Plant forum would be the more appropriate place for this.

Rodney

Here is a link that might be useful: Name That Plant

I would guess oak too. Do you have a bigger oak tree around?

Yup, an oak seedling. Perhaps a squirrel buried a few in your soil.They love to put them into the soft soils found gardens and garden pots.

A perfect example of what happens when you bury an acorn.