Compton Pauncefoot

Visited on 2/6/16 as part of Somerset survey. Three yews are recorded here:
Tree 1, SE of the church, is male with a girth of 11′ 10” (361cm) at 6” – the only place to measure. The same measurement was produced in June 2003, so there appears to have been no girth increase in 13 years. A possible explanation is the presence of a thick ivy stem close to the tree which has been cut through. Perhaps this was included when the tree was measured first time. The tree has a platform at a height of about 5′ with three main growth areas and a 4th cut off. Ivy stems could be seen dying in the tree, but it has already started to grow again.
Tree 2 is male NW of the church, twin stemmed from a height of about 2′ 6” with much root/stem material cut off. Girth was 9′ 8½” (296cm) at 1′ 6”.
Tree 3 grows about 6m from the church on the north side. The trunk of this young yew could be measured, though perhaps not for much longer as low growth develops. Its regular cylindrical stem is retained for a height of about 4′. Girth was 3′ 1” (94cm) at its narrowest near the ground.