The great yew tree in St Nicholas' churchyard, Brockenhurst, New Forest

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The great yew tree in St Nicholas' churchyard, Brockenhurst, New Forest

Image: © Jim Champion Taken: 1 Jan 2006

This churchyard yew is more than 20 feet in girth (measured 5 feet from the ground) and it was found to be more than 1000 years old when it was carbon-dated in the mid 1980s. As with many yews of this age it has a hollow trunk, but it is not possible for a person to squeeze inside. The tree pre-dates the oldest parts of the church and would have been around 100 years old when the New Forest was established by William the Conqueror. (This image is a composite of two photos)

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