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November 2024

Ivy and Churchyard Yew Trees

yew tree at Tettenhall

Churchyards have been termed a Noah’s Ark for old, veteran and ancient yews. A valuable refuge that over the years have provided a sanctuary for this historic and culturally significant tree. But there could be a threat to their long-term survival: ivy. The biodiversity value that ivy in trees provides to all sorts of wildlife […]

M is for Memorials

Some of the oldest and most impressive monuments, from the pyramids at Giza to the passage grave at Newgrange in Ireland, are memorials for the dead. The humblest headstone in a country churchyard is part of a human impulse to immortalise those we have loved and lost which can be seen throughout time, all over […]