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Cranborne / Damerham area - Biddlesgate Copse (2)

Tree ID: 3336

Yews recorded: Ancient 5m-7m

Tree girth: 520cm

Girth height: at 30cm

Tree sex: unspecified

Date of visit: 1-May-10

Source of earliest mention: 2010: Peter Andrews

Notes:

A hollow yew, growing near to the edge of Biddlesgate Copse, and would have stood on the edge of Yew Tree Copse, which was grubbed out during the Second World War for arable. Perhaps there were once old or ancient yews here, giving rise to the name Yew Tree Copse. In 2011 it was observed that a thrush had been using part of the trunk as an anvil to break snail shells, of which there was a large pile. There was also a hoard of hazel nuts eaten by a grey squirrel.

Yew trees at Cranborne / Damerham area - Biddlesgate Copse (2):

Tree ID Location Photo Yews recorded Girth
3336 Cranborne / Damerham area - Biddlesgate Copse (2) Ancient 5m-7m 520cm at 30cm - view more info
3335 Cranborne / Damerham area - Biddlesgate Copse (2) Ancient 4m-5m 465cm at 30cm - view more info