Out & About …

… on the North York Moors, or wherever I happen to be.

Day: 27 August 2018

  • Avenue of Yews, Whorlton Churchyard

    Avenue of Yews, Whorlton Churchyard

    Yew trees have been long associated with churchyards. They are believed to be the longest living organisms in Europe, the oldest have been shown to be over 4,000 years old. Which begs the question which came first, the church or the tree? It is known that the yew was sacred to native Britons so it…