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If you like yews and you're ever in the Chichester area on the English south coast, I strongly recommend visiting the yew forest at Kingley Vale. https://www.a
by kitd 7y ago
If you like yews and you're ever in the Chichester area on the English south coast, I strongly recommend visiting the yew forest at Kingley Vale.
https://www.amusingplanet.com/2016/08/the-ancient-yew-forest-of-kingley-vale.html https://www.amusingplanet.com/2016/08/the-ancient-yew-forest...
It's like the trees are alive, and reminds me of the scene in the original "Snow White" movie where she's running through the forest being grabbed by branches!
Apparently, they're c. 1000 years old, planted to commemorate a Saxon victory over the Vikings.
Incredibly, they were used for RAF target practice during WWII and the site still gets cleared of ordnance occasionally.