Tree ID: 311
Yews recorded: Ancient 7m+
Tree girth: 739cm
Girth height: at 150cm
Tree sex: male
Date of visit: 15-Mar-99
Source of earliest mention: 1866: Woolhope Naturalists Field Club Transactions
Notes:1866 – A girth of 17′ 6” was recorded for the Woolhope Papers.
March 1999 – Tim Hills: The tree was in need of attention. Fire or smoke had damaged the vast hollow, though its entrance was now blocked by a large rectangular piece of metal. Most of it trunk and much of its crown was hidden behind ivy. Girth of 21′ 7” (658cm) at 1′ recorded, rising to 24′ 3” (739cm) at 5′.
February 2016 – Paul Wood: The yew was measured at 1′ and a girth of 21′ 8” (660cm) was recorded. Ivy and twiggy growth have been removed revealing the bole, but also the fire damage from the past. The central hollow is hidden behind a piece of sheet metal.
Tree ID | Location | Photo | Yews recorded | Girth |
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311 | Burghill | Ancient 7m+ | 739cm at 150cm - view more info | |
4881 | Burghill | Notable | 330cm average girth - view more info | |
4880 | Burghill | Notable | 147cm average girth - view more info |