Ancient Tree Forum

July 14 2004 Double click to enlarge picture The Highgate sweet chestnut Photo Robert Bevan-Jones		Although this famous tree is not within the boundaries of the airport it is threatened with removal as it stands on the route of the flight path leading from/to the proposed new runway. Its girth is nearly 28ft (8.6m) or dbh 2.7m and it has been known about since 1937 when Arthur Mee wrote about it in his Staffordshire volume of The King’s England; he called it ‘a superb giant of old England’. For a copy of our written objection to the planning application click here To see more about our concerns about the impact of the Aviation White Paper on ancient woodland see our publication Flight path to Destruction click here