02/11/26 - Alll Hallows Pilgrimage

Worcestershire's Oldest Yew TreesA simple brief for the latest Celtic Pilgrimage for All Hallows. It’s the season of thinning veils, when ancestors and departed loved ones are thought of as being nearer than usual. Walk to a local graveyard, light a candle, do the old things we have always done. The Irish and Mexican traditions show us how feasting and merriment are part of honouring too. In Britain, a walk to an ancient yew tree can hold this mood, a reminder that death and life are entangled.ChatGPT tells me that the oldest yew trees in Worcestershire are at St Nicholas Church in Warndon. Located on the outskirts of Worcester and subject to myriad housing estates, there are enough remnants of the old land available in well maintained green corridors and occasional woodland. First the church. Dating from the 12th century, St Nicholas stands on the site of an ancient settlement and is thought to have origins stretching back to Anglo-Saxon times. Its most striking feature is the…

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