The Irton Beech Protest

[scotspine1]

Total respect for these villagers trying to save this old Beech. North Yorkshire County Council has wasted £250,000 of tax payers money in legal fees trying to get it felled due to the roots obstructing drains.........some guy has climbed the tree to stop the felling, good on him.

 

BBC News - Row over old beech tree in Irton costs £250,000

[Le Sanglier]

its only a 100 years old, cut it down, with the hippy in if needs be, then write a eulogy about it.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

its only a 100 years old, cut it down, with the hippy in if needs be, then write a eulogy about it.

 

what if we had no 100 year old beeches left? what then, and how will it ever make 200? 300? or even make it to a giddy ancient 500?

[treeseer]

That is the only way to manage drains?

 

Someone is not thinking of alternatives.

 

Branches can be pruned--why not roots?

[Bee]

'The Peoples Tree' - Respect to Mark Snow and the village of Irton. Don't give up the fight - i'm with you until the end!! The truth will be out soon and I hope the magnificent Beech is still standing to smile down on those who weep!! Peaceful Protest!!

[eggsarascal]

'The Peoples Tree' - Respect to Mark Snow and the village of Irton. Don't give up the fight - i'm with you until the end!! The truth will be out soon and I hope the magnificent Beech is still standing to smile down on those who weep!! Peaceful Protest!!

 

What do you mean, the truth will be out soon ?

[easy-lift guy]

Pitty the poor tree has the nerve to grow in the way of public health/safety. I to am curious about the truth being out soon. I believe stumpgrinder has a good point.

easy-lift guy

[Gray git]

Just a little hypocritical that the bloke is a joiner and makes his living from cut down trees.

[Johny Walker]

the drains can be lined & the wall can be rebuilt ,using lintles to bridge the roots ,in 3 to 4 wks , itll take 100 yrs to replace the tree & its values

 

save the tree

[skyhuck]

Just a little hypocritical that the bloke is a joiner and makes his living from cut down trees.

 

Not really, this tree was NOT planted for timber and I bet if felled it would end up as fire wood.

 

The timber he uses will be from trees planted as a crop and harvested for that purpose.

 

The house which drains are affected is around 20 years old, so built long after tree was mature. Why was the house allowed to be built there?? why were the drains not put elsewhere or protected ???

 

This dispute has cost £250K Why was that money not spent on moving the drains and leaving the tree???

 

Great deal of incompetence on the part of the LA IMO