A "magnificent" Surrey yew tree, which is thought to be more than 500 years old, has been named the Woodland Trust's Tree of the Year. The tree is growing in the grounds of the ruined Waverley ...

Visit the gnarled old tree that witnessed Magna Carta. The Ankerwycke Yew stands just outside the capital, about a mile west of the M25 at Runnymede. It's at least 35 times more ancient than the ...

Check out some of the oldest (and weirdest) trees below. This yew tree isn't the Llangernyw yew, but many graveyards feature yew trees in the UK. The myth of the Llangernyw yew is enough to send ...

Yew trees were once widespread throughout Ireland. Irish names for Yew include Iúr and Eó. Mayo is anglicised from ‘Maigh Eó’ which translates as ‘The Plain of the Yew’; Terenure comes ...

The winter solstice was the time when the Chief Druid, dressed in a white cloak, would cut the sacred mistletoe from the oak tree with a golden sickle ... on peyote! The yew tree, an evergreen ...

While exceptionally beautiful and seemingly appetizing, the seed of Canada yew is poisonous to humans and should not be consumed. The seed is a small red drupe with a fleshy pericarp, strikingly ...

Ten workers at the Yew Trees hospital in Kirby-le-Soken were suspended amid claims patients were "dragged, slapped and kicked". Essex Police said it received a report of an assault in July ...

The list of feted foliage also includes and English Yew tree in Staten Island’s Hero Park – which is believed to be one of 155 Evergreen trees planted in 1920 in honor of Staten Islanders who ...

From a botanic garden stroll in London to a route through ancient woodland in Nottinghamshire, these autumnal walks are a ...

Last week, my French Bulldog was also sporting a tree frog on her head, so if he sticks around, they might become the latest in canine hair accessory trends. Related: Golden Retriever Fails at ...