Britain is home to far more ancient yews than any other country in Europe. As she learned more about ancient yews, she became more amazed at their failure to be protected in law. These smaller slights against ancient yews are revealed on a tour of the ancient yews of Shropshire with Rob McBride, a campaigner who scours the country identifying ancient trees. “We’re not sure ancient yews are desperately under threat,” says Glanville, “because what’s going to threaten them? “The UK could make something of that – we are independent and we’ve got the largest collection of ancient yews on earth,” she says.

Source: The Guardian September 28, 2019 13:07 UTC