The
topiary Yew Tree Avenue, once the carriage drive to Clipsham Hall, has been maintained by the
Forestry Commission. The avenue stretches for , with some 150 shaped
yew trees leading towards the Hall. Many of the trees are over 200 years old and have been trimmed since the late 19th-century into various shapes depicting birds and animals on the tops and designs in relief on the sides. After 2010,
Forest Enterprise could not fund the annual trimming and the trees became overgrown and diseased. The Clipsham Yew Tree Avenue Trust, a registered charity set up in 2018, has signed a 20-year agreement with the Forestry Commission to take over the management of the avenue. In 2024 the trust was awarded a grant of £114,650 in 2024 to preserve the trees and restore lost topiary designs. ==See also==