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The Hurstfield House Yew
Hurst, Hampshire
Recorded by: Owen Johnson
- Species:
- Common yewTaxus baccata
- Form:
- Maiden
- Standing or fallen:
- Standing
- Living status:
- Alive
- Girth:
- 8.48m at a height of 1.50m
- Veteran status:
- Ancient tree
- County:
- Hampshire
- Country:
- England
- Grid reference:
- SU7635520602
- Public accessibility:
- Private - not visible from public access (permission required to view)
- Surroundings:
- Domestic garden
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The Hurstfield House Yew
Hurst, Hampshire
Recorded by: Owen Johnson
- Species:
- Common yew
- Form:
- Maiden
- Standing or fallen:
- Standing
- Living status:
- Alive
- Girth:
- 8.48m at a height of 1.50m
- Condition:
- Hollow trunk - with opening
- Veteran status:
- Ancient tree
- Tree number:
- 253300
- Local or historic name:
- The Hurstfield House Yew
- County:
- Hampshire
- Country:
- England
- Grid reference:
- SU7635520602
- Public accessibility:
- Private - not visible from public access (permission required to view)
- Surroundings:
- Domestic garden
- Ancient tree site:
- --
- Woodland Trust wood:
- No
- Epiphytes:
- --
- Fungi:
- --
- Invertebrates:
- --
- Bats:
- --
- Recorded by:
- Owen Johnson
- Recording organisation:
- --
- Last visited:
- 13/07/2025
- First recorded:
- 02/03/2024
This residence used to be called Yew Tree Cottage, which says it all. Peggy Guggenheim, the noted art collector, used to live here.
For more info and a decent photo, see:- https://www.ancient-yew.org/yew_trees/south-harting-3240/