Forestry Commission investigates felling of ancient Enfield oak
by Matthew Weaver from Environment | The Guardian on (#6WVEH)
Minister says incident opened up a nerve in the country' as new questions raised over ownership of land it stood on
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 Helene Hayman, who said the felling of the 500-year-old tree in Enfield earlier this month was horrifying".
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