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Common yew
Kingswood with Burgh Heath, Surrey
Recorded by: Basil Watkins, Ancient Tree Forum
- Species:
- Common yewTaxus baccata
- Form:
- Maiden
- Standing or fallen:
- Standing
- Living status:
- Alive
- Girth:
- 3.00m at a height of 0.50m
- Veteran status:
- Notable tree
- County:
- Surrey
- Country:
- England
- Grid reference:
- TQ1833751416
- Public accessibility:
- Public - open access (e.g. public park)
- Surroundings:
- Woodland, Nature Reserve, SSSI/NNR/SAC
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Common yew
Kingswood with Burgh Heath, Surrey
Recorded by: Basil Watkins, Ancient Tree Forum
- Species:
- Common yew
- Form:
- Maiden
- Standing or fallen:
- Standing
- Living status:
- Alive
- Girth:
- 3.00m at a height of 0.50m
- Condition:
- Holes or water pockets, Decaying wood on the ground, Decaying wood in the crown <50%
- Veteran status:
- Notable tree
- Tree number:
- 247265
- Local or historic name:
- --
- County:
- Surrey
- Country:
- England
- Grid reference:
- TQ1833751416
- Public accessibility:
- Public - open access (e.g. public park)
- Surroundings:
- Woodland, Nature Reserve, SSSI/NNR/SAC
- Ancient tree site:
- --
- Woodland Trust wood:
- No
- Epiphytes:
- Moss
- Fungi:
- --
- Invertebrates:
- --
- Bats:
- --
- Recorded by:
- Basil Watkins
- Recording organisation:
- Ancient Tree Forum
- Last visited:
- 12/08/2023
- First recorded:
- 12/08/2023
The Box Hill estate has few larger yews, especially when compared with Mickleham and Leatherhead Downs to the north. This is because they were grubbed out in 18th century “improvements”. There are a few around Keeper’s Cottage, though, among younger yews.