Borrowdale Yews

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Borrowdale Yews are a famous group of ancient yew trees in England’s Lake District, renowned for their great age, size, and literary associations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf group of trees
natural monument
tourist attraction
access footpath
walking route
approximateAge possibly over one thousand years
several hundred years
botanicalFamily Taxaceae NERFINISHED
conservationStatus protected trees
country United Kingdom
culturalSignificance iconic Lake District landmark
symbol of endurance
symbol of longevity
ecosystemRole ancient woodland feature
habitat for wildlife
featuredIn Lake District guidebooks
nature writing about the Lake District
governedBy local conservation regulations
hasPart ancient yew tree
ancient yew tree group
hasViewOf Borrowdale valley NERFINISHED
heritageStatus Site of Special Scientific Interest vicinity
locatedIn Borrowdale NERFINISHED
Cumbria
England
Lake District
United Kingdom
mentionedIn Yew-Trees
poem by William Wordsworth
nearbySettlement Rosthwaite NERFINISHED
Seatoller NERFINISHED
notableFor association with English Romantic poetry
association with William Wordsworth
great age
large size
literary associations
picturesque appearance
partOf Borrowdale valley landscape
Lake District National Park NERFINISHED
photographedBy landscape photographers
tourists
tourismType literary tourism
nature tourism
treeSpecies European yew
Taxus baccata NERFINISHED
treeType evergreen

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Borrowdale contains Borrowdale Yews