Ancient oak tree cut down in Whitewebbs Park Enfield

[stick-man-max]

Toby Carvery owner admits cutting down ancient Enfield oak tree

WWW.BBC.COM

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The felling of a much-loved and centuries-old north London oak tree was initially reported to police.

 

 

What do you think of this?  Would've thought a tree of this size and age would be protected by a TPO.  Would also be interested to know who the " specialist arboriculture contractors" are and what their report stated

[kram]

Questions need to be asked as to why the council did not have a TPO on it, considering the rarity of ancients, and the fact they are well mapped on the ancient trees website. Some tree officers need sacking!

 

However I dont think councils are the right people to manage valuable trees. They often do what they like anyway, particually if any money is involved.

I believe ancient trees such as this should have some protection. Perhaps limiting removal but allowing crown lowering where nessasary.

 

Naturally as they age, the roots are unable to support a large crown, the tops die back and a lower crown will grow. The old tops can be good habbitat but also become unsafe and often get pruned.

 

Heres some before pics

 

[pleasant]

Who did the work?

[Mesterh]

1 hour ago, pleasant said:

Who did the work?

Ive only heard this through the grape vine but it seems like it was Bolam.

The police report stated that they found 6 cans of wife beater at the scene, its a given.

 

[parkertrees]

1 hour ago, pleasant said:

Who did the work?

As yet unclear, no sign writing on the tipper and using a hired MEWP.

[woody paul]

As always press getting it wrong. Trunk left standing so pollarded not felled. 

And from what I ve read no TPO. 

Edited April 15 by woody paul

[PeteB]

Lord! If I ran a pub with that close by (it was on Enfield land), I would do my due diligence plus a load more checks! Just what did they think they were ordering!?! If I were on the tools, I'd really question the work order too!

[JLA1990]

11 minutes ago, PeteB said:

Lord! If I ran a pub with that close by (it was on Enfield land), I would do my due diligence plus a load more checks! Just what did they think they were ordering!?! If I were on the tools, I'd really question the work order too!

How did they not? Removed on h&s grounds - sought the advice of a professional survey and undertook the recommended works. Lovely tree so it’s a shame but heavy footfall and traffic area.  Significant….. so much so nobody bothered to put in an application. 

[Mike Hill]

Looks rotten as fook.

It's a tree gents,when people get teary at my Felling old sticks, I ask them if they would accept personal liability for any damages if we retained it?

 

Ps,It was Bolam & his groundy Ezrah , a famous deep water Jew.

[josharb87]

11 hours ago, woody paul said:

As always press getting it wrong. Trunk left standing so pollarded not felled. 

And from what I ve read no TPO. 

Pollarded? 
 

So you expect that’ll grow back ?!