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Bicknoll Wood - nr Broad Hinton

Nearest town: Wootton Bassett

Site type: woodland

Access: Public

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Diocese:

County: Wiltshire

Country: England

Grid ref: SU09837849

Lost yew site: No

Date visited: 13-Nov-10

Recorded by: Peter Norton

Protection & responsibility: Landowner

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

Notes: There is a small parking space on Broadtown Hill at SU098774. From here I walked up the track towards Cockroost Farm, then NNW to the escarpment edge. I did not descend the escarpment but followed round (not on footpath) the field edge until I met the footpath coming up from the White Horse Trail. A slippy descent for approx 200 mtrs and then on my left I could see yews growing along the top of a disused chalk quarry, shown here. Heading back to the footpath I carried on down the descent to reach the largest yew in this area.