Uffculme House - Kings Heath

Nearest town: Birmingham

Site type: garden

Access: Public

Church name:

Diocese:

County: West Midlands

Country: England

Grid ref: SP0709282555

Lost yew site: No

Date visited: No data

Recorded by: Tim Hills

Protection & responsibility: No data

Yews recorded at this site: Lost

Notes: These are possibly the last photos taken of a living yew tree at Uffculme. They can be seen on google street map. Uffculme was built in 1891 by Richard Cadbury and an article on his time in residence there states 'An ancient yew-tree, near the coacman's lodge, had been a landmark for centuries'. In March 2016 the yew tree was felled after being judged 'over mature'. The Ancient Yew Group is concerned that the description over mature led to the destruction of this tree and hopes to see evidence that its felling was absolutely necessary. The pictures on google street map do not suggest that to be the case.