Awre

July 27th 1986 – Allen Meredith: A very old hollow yew, with ample room inside its hollow for many people, inside the trunk at one point over seven feet across from one side to the other, a gap on one side of the tree of about four feet across, on the other side a gap of about 15ins. At about four feet from the ground this yew is 22 feet 9ins in girth but below 2 feet it is only some 18 feet in girth.
January 1998 – Tim Hills: A cross section at the ground would show two separate pieces. These join at 5’/6′ and support a fine spread of branches. Its distinctive bark is unusually grey in colour. Girths were 19′ 11” (607cm) at the base, 23′ 6” (716cm) at 3′ and 20′ 9” (632cm) at 4′ 6”.
2008 Tim Hills: Girths of 20′ 2” (615cm) at the base and 23′ 6” (716cm) at 3′ recorded. September 2014 – Peter Norton: The large fragmenting male yew grows northeast of the church. It will eventually split into two halves and at present it is possible to step inside and look upwards. The girth was about 20′ 6” (625cm) using an undulating tape close to the ground. At about 1′ the girth was 20′ 10” (635cm) where 7 nails indicate the height. At the south lych gate was a young male girthing 10′ 10” at about 3′, although thick ivy stems would make this measurement an indicator only. East of the church is a millennium yew.