Miles Davis BBC Devon political reporter BBC More than 100 trees were felled at night in Plymouth’s Armada Way A Devon council’s decision to cut down more than 100 trees at night has cost more than £3.3m, a damning report has found. The “shock to the organisation” of the tree-felling carried out by Plymouth City...
Duncan Leatherdale BBC News, North East and Cumbria Prosecutors allege a video was filmed of the moment the Sycamore Gap tree was felled Two men chopped down the world famous Sycamore Gap tree as a “bit of a laugh” and then feared becoming public enemy number one, prosecutors have told jurors. The tree had grown...
Duncan Leatherdale & Evie Lake BBC News, North East and Cumbria Watch the video shown to jurors Mobile phone footage which prosecutors claim shows the moment the “iconic” Sycamore Gap tree was felled has been shown to jurors. The tree had stood for more than 100 years in a dip on Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland...
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...
PA Media The oak tree was estimated to be up to 500 years old The cutting down of an ancient oak tree in north London is being investigated by the Metropolitan Police. The remains of the oak, estimated to be up to 500 years old, were discovered by council workers last week in Whitewebbs Park,...