Bishopswood - Herefordshire

Nearest town: Ross-on-Wye

Site type: woodland

Access: Public

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County: Herefordshire

Country: England

Grid ref: SO59971832

Lost yew site: No

Date visited: 25-May-14

Recorded by: Jon Tainton

Protection & responsibility: Forestry Commission

Yews recorded at this site: Ancient 5m-7m

Notes: The part of the wood where yews are found is called Grove Wood. The land is managed by the Forestry Commission and visitors are encouraged through their 'visit woods' webpage. This area of Bishopswood has a long history of industry with quarrying, lime making and blast furnaces. A large number of Yews are sited on and adjacent to mineral workings associated with the outcrop of Carboniferous Limestone. The larger girthed yews are sited on what appears to be the natural hill slope, the smaller grow on spoil tips.