Belvoir Castle

Nearest town: Grantham

Site type: woodland

Access: Public

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County: Lincolnshire

Country: England

Grid ref: SK81983336

Lost yew site: Yes

Date visited: 8/9/2009

Recorded by: Tim Hills

Protection & responsibility: Conservation Area

Yews recorded at this site: Ancient 4m-5m

Notes: An area with many yews, planted and seeded. A very tall yew has been historically recorded here, with a height of 29m high and a girth of 7.1m. I was informed that the tree, which grew close to the pond/lake, came down in the hurricane of 1987, along with many other tall specimen and other trees.