A 500-year-old oak in Whitewebbs Park, London, was felled for safety reasons, leading to significant backlash. Last year, an assessment by the Tree and Woodland Company described the oak as a fine specimen, predicting it could live for another 50 years. The decision to fell the tree, made by Mitchells and Butlers Retail (MBR) amid their financial connections with Tottenham Hotspur, has prompted scrutiny surrounding the club's knowledge and approval of the action. MBR cited safety concerns as the rationale but faced public outrage regarding the contradictions of its expert assessment of the tree's health.
MITCHELLS and Butlers apologized for the upset caused by the felling of the ancient oak, stating they acted based on expert health and safety assessments.
The oak, assessed last year as a fine specimen expected to live for another 50 years, was controversially felled amid questions of Spurs' involvement.
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