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Additions to the web site in December 2006 Yew sites in Northern France visited by Tim Hills in August 2000 Scottish Yew sites The following sites are recorded in Old and Remarkable Trees of Scotland, published by Edinburgh, Blackwood and Sons in 1867: In 1890 a paper by Robert Hutchison was published in the Transactions of Royal Scottish Arboricultural Society. It was entitled On the Old and Remarkable Yew Trees in Scotland. From this article the following sites have been recorded: Other new Scottish sites which have been added also appear on the www.treefestscotland.org.uk web site: Also included are yews at Craigmillar Castle and Hawes Inn. New sites have been added at Brockley Combe: Deerhurst: Doddington Yews of known planting date have been recorded by Tom McManamon at both St Peter's and St George's churchyards in Tiverton. New photos have been added at Lydney and Ston Easton Lost yews have been recorded at Doddington and Redlynch. New infornmation about the lost Caerau Yew is included. December 2006 |
Additions to the web site in November 2006 New sites visited and documented Lost yews recorded at: Historic photos have been added for: New photographs New information November 2006 |
Additions to the web site in October 2006 NEW WEB PAGE - EIBENFREUNDE In August members of the Ancient Yew Group hosted the 2006 “International Conference and Excursion” of Eibenfreunde (Friends of the Yew). In its annual publication, Der Eibenfreund, the society circulates the latest yew research carried out in many countries of mainland Europe. We hope to feature many of these articles on our new web page. New photos of many of the places visited as part of this excursion have been added as follows: Eibenfreunde member Christian Wolf has allowed us access to his collection of old photos and postcards featuring British yews. They can be seen at the following places. Unless stated otherwise, there is one image of each place. New sites and photographs have been added to the Gazetteer as follows: Lost yews have been recorded and photographed at Abergwili, Bridell and Meidrim. October 2006 |
Additions to the web site in September 2006 The main changes this month are in the Gazetteer, where more than 120 new photographs have been added. The following are from Geoff Garlick: The following are from Tim Hills: Di Collinson has sent information and photos of the yew at Ringmore in South Devon. Churchyard plans At Capel-y-ffin, Llanspyddid and Merthyr Cynog, plans showing the approximate position of the yews in relation to the church have been incorporated in the Site Information. Many more such plans will be added as time permits. Lost yews are reported at Llangathen and Llanspyddid. At Llangathen a yew with a girth of 9' was felled in June. The loss of a healthy yew in what I understand to be a Conservation Area, without the knowledge of the local authority, is alarming and I am told that the case has been passed to the local authority legal department for investigation. September 2006 |
Additions to the web site in August 2006 EIBENFREUNDE GAZETTEER PAGE August 2006 |
Additions to the web site in July 2006 NEW ARTICLES 3 new articles have been added this month, the first two appear on the Articles page, the third on the Looking After Ancient Yew page.
July 2006 |
Yew vandalised at Houghton Hillside Cemetery Yew trees thought to date from 1895 surround the grave of Rector Grey. A recent outbreak of vandalism has seen his grave damaged and set on fire using wood hacked from one of the old yews. There are concerns for the remaining trees on the site. For more information go to www.houghton-hillside-cemetery.org.uk June 2006 |
WWW.ANCIENT-YEW.ORG CELEBRATES ONE YEAR ON LINE In a busy first year the following have been added to the web site:
June 2006 |
Additions to the web site in June 2006 New photographs by Geoff Garlick have been added at the following sites: New photos have also been added for: New sites visited and documented – with photographs: June 2006 |
Additions to the web site in May 2006 The following sites have been added to the Gazetteer: Harleston – Stuart Carruthers New photos have been added at: Harleston – Stuart Carruthers Lost yews has been recorded at Corsley, Eglingham, llanllugan, Swansea High Street 1st Norfolk yew in Gazetteer The yew at Harleston is the first significant yew to be recorded in this part of England. The site is all the more important because lines of yews all appear to converge at this point. A legal battle is under way to determine whether some of these trees should fall under the recent "high hedges" legislation and have their height considerably reduced. May 2006 |
Additions to the web site in April 2006
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Additions to the web site in March 2006 5 NEW ARTICLES
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Additions to the web site in February 2006 An exceptional month for the discovery of previously undocumented large yews. Peter Andrews found no fewer than 7 previously unrecorded trees in a small area of Dorset, their girths ranging from 18 to 29 feet. Information and photographs can be found in the Gazetteer at All Hallows, Wimborne St Giles and Monkton Up Wimborne. The list of significant yews in Somerset has been added to with the inclusion of Bickenhall, Dinnington, South Petherton and Stocklinch Ottersey - visited and photographed by Tim Hills. A large yew on private land near Horndean, Hampshire has been recorded by Russell Cleaver. New photographs have also been added at Hollybank woods, Emsworth (Russell Cleaver) Ystradffin and Cilycwm (Greg Howes) Long Sutton and Steep (Tim Partridge) February 2006 |
What is happening at Mote House? In the gazetteer you will find the following entry: "A cluster of 7 yews grow in a small secluded copse immediately adjacent to Mote house. A single yew stands in its own space behind the house. Several more yews grow in the wooded area close to the house. The largest girthed is found in this group." Maidstone Council, present owners of the house, are believed to be in negotiation with a group of developers, who, in conjunction with English Heritage, have submitted a planning application for the redevelopment of Mote House. It is hoped that the land surrounding Mote House will remain in the ownership of the Council, since their intention is that the old (300+years)yews should not be touched. However, should the land pass into private ownership we will need to seek assurances that they also have no intention of harming the trees. If anyone can supply further information please let us know. January 2006 |
How you can support this web site Contribute to the web site. Send us latest information or archive material about old yews you have visited. If you have seen or written a yew related item that might be of interest we could consider publication on our Articles page. All work that appears on this web site is protected as far as possible from misuse, but contributors need to be aware that there is always a small risk of submitted work appearing elsewhere. Should this arise we would not be able to provide funds to seek legal redress but would of course give our written support. Report yews that do not appear in the Gazetteer, whether in churchyard, woodland, hedgerow, parkland or private estate. There is always a chance that you have discovered a significant undocumented ancient yew. Many of the yews documented in the gazetteer have not been seen for several years. If you visit a site and would like to send us brief details of the tree's appearance or state of health, your up to date observations can be added to our data base and would appear in the Gazetteer. Please let us know if you discover inaccuracies in any part of the web site. If you live near to a documented yew site you might consider nominating yourself to send us a brief report on a regular basis (every 6 months or so). We would like eventually to have a named person to report on every ancient, veteran and significant yew site. You can also support this web site financially by joining The Tree Register or donating on-line in their shop. Quote specifically that your donation or Membership is for the Ancient Yew Group web site. Money raised will help cover the web site costs and be used to pursue ‘good practice’ projects. Donate Here |
What is a Tree Preservation Order worth? On Monday, July 28th 1986 the following item appeared in the Western Mail. The headline reads: Felling of yew brings protests. Planners are upset over the felling of a magnificent 500-year-old yew, which was the subject of a Tree Preservation Order. The tree was cut down by Clwyd County Council, and now Colwyn Borough Council planning committee are trying to find out what weight a preservation order holds in law Residents at Old Colwyn claim their " Woodman, spare that tree" pleas were ignored during widening work in Dolwen Road. The planning committee have been told by an official of the county council that, legally, the felling was permissable, despite the order. And they were warned by their solicitor that if they took the county to court the issues were so technical and involved, it could end up in a test case in the House of Lords - with the ratepayers picking up the bill, whoever won. Now the committee have decided to seek the opinion of a barrister and the advice of the Association of District Councils. Local councillor Miss Murial Howard, a former nurse, said yesterday, "the tree was 500 years old -some even put it at 700. "Seventy local residents signed a protest petition immediately the tree came down. People were so furious that we could have got 400 signatures without trouble. It seems wrong that no action can be taken against the county. What is the point of having Tree Preservation Orders if they are flouted?" January 2006 |
Tree News A 5 page article entitled THE ANCIENT YEWS OF BRITAIN - Our neglected heritage features in the Autumn/Winter 2005 edition of Tree News. The Ancient Yew Group also featured in The Guardian’s Campaign of the week on 24th January 2006. January 2006 |
Additions to the website in January 2006 3 Articles
January 2006 |
THE SACRED YEW PROJECT - a collaborative project between Volunteering Tynedale and local people Volunteering Tynedale is an independent local volunteering development agency providing support, guidance, advice and practical assistance to voluntary/community organisations and individual volunteers throughout Tynedale. Read about this exciting project on the Looking after Ancient Yew web page. 2006 |
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