West Tisted

December 1998 – Tim Hills: A fine ridged bole on which all branches below about 20 feet have been removed. It has three openings at the ground -in one an internal stem, resembling a twisted skein of wet wool, has a girth of almost 3′. Girths recorded were 24′ 3” (739cm) at 1′, 22′ 7” (688cm) at 3′ and 20′ 10” (635cm) at 5′.
May 2000 – Russell Cleaver: Tall, impressive male, cavity with internal aerial root of 9” diameter. Full crown, stem clear to 20′. Girth 648cm (21′ 3”) at 1.1m.
August 2006 – visited by 38 members of Eibenfreunde (Friends of the Yew) as part of their 10 day study of the finest yew sites in Southern England.
October 2011 – Peter Norton: A most impressive yew south of the porch with three basal cavities and a fine internal root with a girth of 3′ at 1′ from the ground. Girth of 24′ 2” (737cm) at 1′, 23′ 6” (716cm) at 2′, 23′ 1” (704cm) at 3′ and 22′ 0” (671cm) at 4′.