Toby Carvery to pay for orchard planting after causing outrage by felling 500-year-old oak
Restaurant chain took chainsaw to ancient oak tree in Enfield without permission The restaurant chain Toby Carvery has settled a legal dispute after taking a chainsaw to an ancient oak tree without permission by agreeing to pay for the restoration of a lost orchard. The unauthorised partial felling of the 500-year-old oak next to a Toby Carvery car park in Whitewebbs Park, Enfield, in April last year, prompted widespread public outrage and questions in parliament . Continue reading...
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An oak tree is cordoned off after being felled on 17 April 2025 on the edge of Whitewebbs Park in the Enfield area of London. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenAn oak tree is cordoned off after being felled on 17 April 2025 on the edge of Whitewebbs Park in the Enfield area of London. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty ImagesTrees and forestsToby Carvery to pay for orchard planting after causing outrage by felling 500-year-old oakRestaurant chain took chainsaw to ancient oak tree in Enfield without permissionMatthew WeaverWed 10 Jun 2026 11.30 EDTLast modified on Wed 10 Jun 2026 11.48 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThe UK restaurant chain Toby Carvery has settled a legal dispute over taking a chainsaw to an ancient oak tree without permission, by agreeing to pay…
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