Not according to TFA. It’s not that they can’t find trees to fell, it’s that they can’t afford commercial rates and they don’t want to use cheaper trees from co

Not according to TFA. It’s not that they can’t find trees to fell, it’s that they can’t afford commercial rates and they don’t want to use cheaper trees from continental Europe so they have to resort to soliciting donations. Only a small fraction of ancient and veteran trees are protected (oak is veteran at 150+ years), not the vast majority: > Despite their functions as carbon sinks and wildlife havens, there is no protection for ancient or veteran woodland unless it has been found to harbour other rare wildlife, or if it is subject to a tree protection order or is sited in a legally protected wildlife area. An estimated 20% of ancient and veteran trees are in such areas, so most have no legal protection. [1] [1] https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/30/study-suggests-existence-of-up-to-21m-ancient-and-veteran-trees-in-england https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/30/study-su...