[Cherie]

Why? just why

[arista]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Why? just why

He had nothing in his life


he has now

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Zizu

The radio reported that he’d cut the tree down with a KNIFE ?!?

Surely that’s a mistake !?!?


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Not a hope in hell you could cut a tree that big down with a knife, especially that cleanly

[The Slim Reaper]

Those pics are difficult to look at. I get a bit queasy at the sight of sap.

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by The Slim Reaper

Those pics are difficult to look at. I get a bit queasy at the sight of sap.

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[arista]

Originally Posted by Zizu

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Great Reply to Slim

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Not a hope in hell you could cut a tree that big down with a knife, especially that cleanly

That’s what I thought..


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[arista]

Originally Posted by Zizu

The radio reported that he’d cut the tree down with a KNIFE ?!?

Surely that’s a mistake !?!?

Dumb to say that,


A Petrol or Pre-Charged chain saw
was used

[James]

Plant another one. Sycamore trees grow fast.

[arista]

Originally Posted by James

Plant another one. Sycamore trees grow fast.

Yes,
they should start.

[Sticks]

Originally Posted by James

Plant another one. Sycamore trees grow fast.

Someone has tried that, but the sapling has been removed (see here)

But National Trust officials said they had remove it because of the site's UNESCO World Heritage status.

the site is an ancient monument and "adding to it can damage the archaeology" and is "unlawful without prior consent from the government".

So according to UNESCO rules, there can never be a tree there ever again.

Meanwhile...

What I think was worse was how the Conservative Council leader at Plymouth Council ordered the felling of 110 trees under the cover of night for some grandiose regeneration project. This was whilst the decision on removing trees was going for judicial review. A pressure group had to get an emergency injunction to save at least 19 trees from the cull.

I don't remember a thread about that one on here, unless I have missed it

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by Sticks

Someone has tried that, but the sapling has been removed (see here)





So according to UNESCO rules, there can never be a tree there ever again.

Meanwhile...

What I think was worse was how the Conservative Council leader at Plymouth Council ordered the felling of 110 trees under the cover of night for some grandiose regeneration project. This was whilst the decision on removing trees was going for judicial review. A pressure group had to get an emergency injunction to save at least 19 trees from the cull.

I don't remember a thread about that one on here, unless I have missed it

What Bollox saying it’s a special site and they can’t put a tree there ( in the place that HAD a tree !!)


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[arista]

[Could the Sycamore Gap Tree come back to life?
Experts say Britain's most famous tree could
be saved but warn it will take decades
to regrow - as boy, 16, arrested over
felling is released on bail

Britain's most famous tree had stood
in a dip along Hadrian's Wall for 300 years
It was felled on Wednesday night with a
chainsaw in 'deliberate act of vandalis]


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...come-life.html

[Glenn.]

Think people need to relax a bit

Baying for a 16yr olds blood.

It’s a tree. Plant another one, or two, or ten, they’re trees

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Glenn.

Think people need to relax a bit

Baying for a 16yr olds blood.

It’s a tree. Plant another one, or two, or ten, they’re trees

tbf most people in the thread were making jokes about it, who was baying for his blood?

[Glenn.]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

tbf most people in the thread were making jokes about it, who was baying for his blood?

I was talking more about the comments on the Daily Fail.

Awful readership

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Glenn.

I was talking more about the comments on the Daily Fail.

Awful readership

Oh right, I didn't bother clicking into it

[Cherie]

He must have treely hated it

[Nicky91]

a tree with historical monumental value though


this is a crime, sentence him for between 10 and 15 years forced community service and a few months in jail

[MTVN]

It is the sort of thing that angers people because it's such a pointless act of destruction. It's not just any old tree either, it is quite an iconic one

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by MTVN

It is the sort of thing that angers people because it's such a pointless act of destruction. It's not just any old tree either, it is quite an iconic one

I'm just mystified by the fact that he went to so much bother to do it, cutting down a tree takes a fair bit of effort, it's dangerous too if you're not doing it regularly

[MTVN]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

I'm just mystified by the fact that he went to so much bother to do it, cutting down a tree takes a fair bit of effort, it's dangerous too if you're not doing it regularly

Yeah I was surprised it was a 16 year old because that looks like a pretty professional job which could go very wrong

[arista]

Originally Posted by MTVN

Yeah I was surprised it was a 16 year old because that looks like a pretty professional job which could go very wrong

Could be his Dad
works in that?

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

I'm just mystified by the fact that he went to so much bother to do it, cutting down a tree takes a fair bit of effort, it's dangerous too if you're not doing it regularly

It will be interesting to see what his reasons were and his punishment
.


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[James]

I saw a comment that it is the 2023 equivalent of the Blue Peter garden getting vandalised.

Youtube video