Beacon Hill - Devizes

June 2007 – Tim Hills: Several yews of various age can be found either side of this old road. The largest has layered and has offspring growing nearby. Closer examination of one of the trees along the road revealed it to be a very old Irish Yew. This must have been deliberately planted some 150/200 years ago – and presumably for a reason. The yews were thought recently to be under threat of felling, but a letter from Tim Frayling of Natural England, dated 10th May 2007, assures us that ‘it was never a proposal to cut down yew trees’. It is hoped at a later date to publish a full account of the yews in this area.
2018 – Dennis Powney: The yews all grow within the parish of Bromham. The boundary with the neighbouring parish of Heddington is 50 metres north of where the yews grow.