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I can barely hear him with the saws going in the background
Briefing note on the felling of The Duke of Wellington Cedar by The National Trust at
Kingston Lacy House in December 2013
This briefing note has been prepared by Jeremy Barrell in response to technically incorrect and
potentially misleading public statements made by The National Trust relating to the felling of
the Duke of Wellington Cedar at Kingston Lacy House in December 2013. Its purpose is to
publish factual, balanced and technically credible information to assist readers in developing a
properly informed view on the validity of the justifications advanced by The National Trust for
its actions.
According to The National Trust press briefings, this tree and others of a similar species, status
and age were felled for safety reasons following “expert advice” and “exhaustive technical
analysis”. However, a more detailed review of the publicly available documents reveal this
information to be one-sided, factually incorrect and potentially misleading. Through a series of
carefully crafted briefings, The National Trust has created a clear impression that it has behaved
responsibly, with no other course of action but to fell the tree, which the press and East Dorset
District Council seem to have accepted at face value without any further investigation.
For the avoidance of doubt, I must stress that The National Trust has not acted illegally in any
way; however, it has just felled one of Britain’s most valuable heritage trees that it had under its
care without publicly demonstrating a reasonable level of due diligence.
http://www.barrelltreecare.co.uk/pdfs/BTC88-BriefingNote-Complete-0...
So they cut it down because it was blocking the view!
Phil Voice said:
That's terrible...makes me feel sick !
Helen Gazeley has written a good post:
The National Trust makes me very, very angry
http://helengazeley.typepad.co.uk/gardenwriter/2014/01/wellingtons-...
I've been in contact with Jeremy Barrell and he's kindly provided this update for Landscape Juice readers: Jeremy Barrell on the Kingston Lacy Duke of Wellington cedar
Thank you!
What has marked out the criticism for me so far is the very measured, calmly argued response from the experts in the arboriculture world. There's so much been said that seems unarguable that it's going to be interesting to see how the National Trust responds to this. And if an answer is not forthcoming, that will speak volumes about the Trust in itself.
Phil Voice said: