Latest: #EnfieldOak felled by contractors for Mitchells & Butlers last April. Calls for criminal investigation. Report rubbishes reasons given for felling. Not their tree, no risk to health & safety, tree was healthy. The veteran oak, piece of ancient woodland, ecologically richer than Sycamore Gap.

Council leader accepted Spurs tickets days before felling of ancient oak Enfield’s Ergin Erbil under pressure to recuse himself from decisions over football club’s property plans

"Erbil claims a lack of involvement in the development of the park. This is not credible. It is a major development in the borough where he leads the council"

#enfieldoak

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Council plans legal action over ancient London oak felled by Toby Carvery Enfield council disputes restaurant chain’s claim 500-year-old tree in Whitewebbs Park was ‘mostly dead’

Sounds like a case of an arbo' report, a manager who didn't understand what they were reading, a fear of something awful and a total inability to understand and manage risk. Result = "the tree gets it" #enfieldoak #trees #riskmanagement #vandalism #tobycarvery