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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Matthew Weaver

Forestry Commission investigates felling of ancient Enfield oak

Tree stump behind a security line
The remains of the centuries-old oak tree in Enfield, north London, which was felled earlier this month. Photograph: James Veysey/Rex/Shutterstock

The Forestry Commission has started an investigation into the controversial felling of an ancient oak near a Toby Carvery car park in north London amid new questions about ownership of the land on which it stood.

The investigation was announced by the junior environment minister Sue Hayman, who said the felling of the 500-year-old tree in Enfield earlier this month was “horrifying”.

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