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Toby Carvery to pay for orchard planting after causing outrage by felling 500-year-old oak

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Toby Carvery to pay for orchard planting after causing outrage by felling 500-year-old oak
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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.

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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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