Hand-made village near Magna Carta memorial dismantled by bailiffs

Eco-activists, who call themselves Diggers, had lost a court battle to remain on land owned by property developers Orchid Runnymede

Eco-activists who lost a court battle to use ancient land rights to remain in their woodland village squat near where Magna Carta was sealed 800 years ago have been forced to leave the area by bailiffs who dismantled the three-year-old site.

The hand-built homes of 30 people, including a family with young children, are being dismantled with chainsaws, local people said.