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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Matthew Weaver

Spurs contractors judged felled Enfield oak to be ‘fine specimen’

A tape cordon in front of the felled oak
Enfield council has imposed a tree preservation order on the whole Toby Carvery site after the ancient oak’s felling. Photograph: James Veysey/Rex/Shutterstock

An ancient London oak controversially felled earlier this month was assessed to be a “fine specimen” last year by tree experts working for Tottenham Hotspur as part of the football club’s plans to redevelop parkland next to the site.

Mitchells & Butlers Retail (MBR), which owns the Toby Carvery in Whitewebbs Park, Enfield, apologised on Thursday for the “upset” caused by the felling of the tree.

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