Protesters are occupying an ancient oak tree to prevent it from being cut down to build a £250m road. The group have surrounded and scaled the tree - which now stands alone surrounded by flattened building works.
The work started in September 2021 on a £250M scheme to dual the A303 between the Podimore and Sparkford roundabouts in Somerset. It followed approval by Transport Secretary Grant Shapps MP.
As part of the approved scheme put forward by National Highways an elderly oak tree near the Sparkford roundabout will be cut down. It will make room for a new slip road connecting the new dual carriageway to the nearby Hazlegrove Prep School.
