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Churchyard Yews

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Churchyards (including the graveyards associated with Chapels) are usually open access and are good sites for botanising.

In particular they are an important site for occurrences of Yew trees.

We do have undoubtedly native trees growing in the south of the county and a lot of planted or bird-sown trees throughout.

Churchyard Yews are, however, a special case as they occur there frequently - whether planted or already existing when the site was chosen for worship.

Many are Notable, Veteran or Ancient trees.

As these trees are dioecious it would be good to know whether both or only one sex are present.

All I need is an indication of roughly how many Yew trees there are and whether any are Notable, Ancient or Veteran - see below.

If you would like to measure each tree then that data would be valuable for the Woodland Trust. Enter data at the Ancient Tree Inventory of the Woodland Trust.

 

Many old churchyards and graveyards in the county are of a roughly oval to circular shape, usually with a wall. (This is often quite noticeable on the Ordnance Survey maps.)

Do consider reporting older trees you find on the Ancient Tree Inventory at the Woodland Trust.

 

 


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