110-year-old tree cut down
110 year old tree controversy
A controversial plan to cut down a 110 year old tree in the Lake District will go ahead despite objections.
Monkey Puzzle tree cut down
A Monkey Puzzle tree has been cut down, despite protests from campaigners.
The 110-year-old tree was situated at the Brockhole Visitor Centre near Windermere, but was cut down after the Lake District National Park Authority decided to return the gardens to how they originally were.
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The puzzle of the Monkey Puzzle
The controversial plan to cut down a 110 year old tree in the Lake District will go ahead, despite objections.The Monkey Puzzle Tree at the Brockhole Visitor Centre near Windermere was planted after the gardens were designed.
Now the Lake District National Park Authority want to return the gardens to how they originally were.
A meeting this morning heard that the tree and several others will be removed in the coming weeks despite a public petition to save it.