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Common yew
Dorking, Surrey
Recorded by: Owen Johnson
- Species:
- Common yewTaxus baccata
- Form:
- Maiden
- Standing or fallen:
- Standing
- Living status:
- Alive
- Girth:
- 3.93m at a height of 0.60m
- Veteran status:
- Veteran tree
- County:
- Surrey
- Country:
- England
- Grid reference:
- TQ1815754428
- Public accessibility:
- Private - not visible from public access (permission required to view)
- Surroundings:
- Historic park and garden
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Common yew
Dorking, Surrey
Recorded by: Owen Johnson
- Species:
- Common yew
- Form:
- Maiden
- Standing or fallen:
- Standing
- Living status:
- Alive
- Girth:
- 3.93m at a height of 0.60m
- Condition:
- Holes or water pockets, Decaying wood on the ground, Decaying wood in the crown <50%
- Veteran status:
- Veteran tree
- Tree number:
- 235309
- Local or historic name:
- --
- County:
- Surrey
- Country:
- England
- Grid reference:
- TQ1815754428
- Public accessibility:
- Private - not visible from public access (permission required to view)
- Surroundings:
- Historic park and garden
- Ancient tree site:
- --
- Woodland Trust wood:
- No
- Epiphytes:
- --
- Fungi:
- --
- Invertebrates:
- --
- Bats:
- --
- Recorded by:
- Owen Johnson
- Recording organisation:
- --
- Last visited:
- 08/05/2023
- First recorded:
- 13/10/2022
This is one of the few survivors of the Cherkley Court Yews, a formerly famous yew grove which was wrecked by storms after the late 19th century. You can only visit them if you are a guest at Beaverbrook, or are patronising its facilities. The little valley containing the trees is now called Basecamp -ask staff for directions. Sensible footwear recommended.