1 Fortingall Parish Church, in Perthshire, is home to a gnarly yew tree that is 2,000–3,000 years old, often said to be the oldest tree in Britain.
2 All Saints Church, Horstead, Norfolk, is a large and botanically rich churchyard that has been managed under the Norfolk Wildlife Trust’s Churchyard Conservation Scheme for 30 years.
3 St Mary’s Church, Selborne, Hampshire, is mentioned in the Domesday Book and was home to the naturalist and writer Gilbert White, who is buried in the churchyard. Here, also, is the ‘Selborne Yew’ – 1,400 years old and considered one of 50 Great British Trees.
4 St Andrews Parish Churchyard, Evesham, Worcestershire, contains the 300-year-old tomb of a local farmer called John Martin. The top limestone slab alone hosts 33 species of lichen –…
