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What's New - April 2019 Yews in the churchyards of Somerset The Bath and Wells diocese webpage now contains information from 12 sites where the oldest yew is classified as Ancient (likely age 800+), 47 sites where the oldest yew is Veteran (likely age of 500+) and 30 where a yew is classified as Veteran because of its condition. This month 62 more churchyards have been added where the oldest yew is classified as Notable, either because it has a likely age of 300+, or because it has a known planting date. There are a further 300 churchyards where younger yews are found and photos and information from these should be available during the summer. New sites Bursledon – The Jolly Sailor – Bob Burrows New photos/information Maddington – Peter Norton April 2019 |
What's New - March 2019 New sites Ash Thomas; Chilcompton – field; Launceston; Oswestry – The Hayes; Oswestry – Welsh Walls – Tim Hills New photos/information Hedgerley – Luke Steer March 2019 |
What’s New – February 2019 Between October 2012 and November 2016 I visited 562 churchyard sites in Somerset to record all the common/European yews, regardless of size or age. Finding time to write this up has not been easy but the process has begun. Since most of these churchyards are in the diocese of Bath and Wells, the first published information is found on the Church of England webpage under Diocesan Surveys part 1 - Bath and Wells. https://www.ancient-yew.org/ss.php/bath-and-wells/12/49/74 This webpage lists 71 locations where ancient or veteran yews are found, but the information pages now include details of the younger yews that also grow there. There are 11 sites with an ancient yew (likely age 800+), 47 with a veteran yew (likely age 500+) and a further 12 sites with a veteran yew that is classified as such because of its condition, rather than its likely age. February 2019 |
What’s New – January 2019 New sites Llanerch Elsi – Keith Jones New photos/information Billingsley; Papplewick; Sidbury – Isobel Turner January 2019 |
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