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Hartslock Wood SSSI

Nearest town: Reading

Site type: woodland

Access: Public

Church name: No Data

Diocese: No Data

County: Oxfordshire

Country: England

Grid ref: SU62187872

Lost yew site: No

Date visited: 31-Oct-11

Recorded by: Tim Hills/Peter Norton

Protection & responsibility: No data

Yews recorded at this site: Notable

Notes: An SSSI site, described as follows: 'The bulk of this site lies on a steep slope above the River Thames. Recent storms and landslips have resulted in a diverse age-structure for the yew population'. Only one large girthed yew was recorded. This site is more exceptional for the variety of forms of yew regeneration, particularly root and branch layering, seen in these examples.

Yew trees at Hartslock Wood SSSI:

Tree ID Location Photo Yews recorded Girth
3658 Hartslock Wood SSSI Notable 378cm at 30cm - view more info