Yorton Yew

Common yew

An ancient tree, 4.8 m round the trunk

Next to a footpath or road rather than in open ground.

Photograph it, say why it's worth seeing, and it goes on the map as a Cool Tree, found by you. Anybody can add to it after that.

Myddle and Broughton, Shropshire

The position comes from a survey, so expect to be within a few metres rather than standing at the trunk.

Is this the one?

What to check when you get there.

It should be a common yew.
It's 4.8 m round the trunk, about 3 people holding hands round it. That's the easiest check there is.
It has several stems rather than one trunk, so look for a clump growing from a single base.
Only part of it is still standing, so look for a shell or a broken trunk rather than a whole tree.
People round here may know it as Yorton Yew, and there's sometimes a sign.
The position came from a surveyor, so it can be a few metres out. If two big trees are close together, the girth usually settles it.

This record comes from the Ancient Tree Inventory. Data reproduced with the permission of The Woodland Trust. Where the data comes from.