BBC Amanda Dudley says the tree was a “real comfort” to her during the pandemic Whether a tree falling in a forest makes a sound is a perennial subject of debate, but in one north London borough, it’s certainly made a lot of noise. The felling of a 500-year-old oak tree earlier this month in...
Woodland Trust The tree was chopped down on 3 April Toby Carvery’s chief executive has apologised after the company felled an ancient oak tree and admitted “we need to tighten our protocols” in a letter seen by the BBC. The pub chain’s owner cut down the 500-year-old oak despite a March 2024 planning document that...
BBC The tree was discovered to have been chopped down on 3 April An ancient oak felled in a north London park by Toby Carvery’s owners was classified last year as a “fine specimen” with a life expectancy of at least 50 years, planning documents show. Pub chain Mitchells & Butlers said on Tuesday it...