Ancient oak tree cut down by Toby Carvery, BBC told

The cutting down of an ancient oak in north London was ordered by a pub chain after it was informed the tree was dead, a source has told the BBC.
The felled oak, estimated to be about 500 years old, was found by council workers at the edge of Whitewebbs Park in Enfield earlier in April. An emergency tree preservation order has now been imposed on what remains of the tree, which is near a Toby Carvery.
The tree, with a girth of 6m (20ft), was a nationally significant pedunculate oak and listed on the Woodland Trust’s national ancient tree inventory.
A source at Mitchells & Butlers, which owns the Toby Carvery, said it initially hired a tree surgeon to deal with overhanging branches from the oak.
Managers were then told the tree was dead and should be removed.

Source: BBC | Language: English