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2020-09-23 HS2 fell 7 Sisters Oak in Steeple Claydon

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Steeple Claydon, UK. 23rd September, 2020. Tree surgeons working with the National Eviction Team on behalf of HS2 Ltd fell a 200-year-old oak tree known locally as the ‘7 Sisters Oak’ alongside the East West Rail route as part of works connected to the HS2 high-speed rail link. A small group of local people and anti-HS2 activists based at the nearby Poors Piece Conservation Project watched the felling of the tree, which was home to bats and other species, whilst monitored by a joint force of around fifty bailiffs, security guards and police officers from Thames Valley Police. The tree had been known as the '7 Sisters Oak' since June when seven women, who were later arrested and charged with aggravated trespass and hiding or obstructing tools on a property under the Trade Union and Labour Relations Act (charges which they deny), had sat together singing songs around the tree in order to protect it at that time from felling by contractors working on behalf of HS2 Ltd.
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  • A tree surgeon working with the National Eviction Team on behalf of HS2 Ltd fells a 200-year-old oak tree alongside the East West Rail route known locally as the ‘7 Sisters Oak’ as part of works connected to the HS2 high-speed rail link on 23 September 2020 in Steeple Claydon, United Kingdom. A small group of local people and anti-HS2 activists based at the nearby Poors Piece Conservation Project watched the felling of the tree, which was home to bats and other species, whilst monitored by a joint force of around fifty bailiffs, security guards and police officers from Thames Valley Police.
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  • A small group of local people and anti-HS2 activists based at the nearby Poors Piece Conservation Project watches tree surgeons working with the National Eviction Team on behalf of HS2 Ltd fell a 200-year-old oak tree alongside the East West Rail route known locally as the ‘7 Sisters Oak’ as part of works connected to the HS2 high-speed rail link on 23 September 2020 in Steeple Claydon, United Kingdom. The felling of the tree, which was home to bats and other species, was facilitated by a joint force of around fifty bailiffs, security guards and police officers from Thames Valley Police.
    HS2-7-Sisters-Oak-felling-002.jpg
  • A tribute written on a fence is pictured in front of tree surgeons working with the National Eviction Team on behalf of HS2 Ltd to fell a 200-year-old oak tree alongside the East West Rail route known locally as the ‘7 Sisters Oak’ as part of works connected to the HS2 high-speed rail link on 23 September 2020 in Steeple Claydon, United Kingdom. A small group of local people and anti-HS2 activists based at the nearby Poors Piece Conservation Project watched the felling of the tree, which was home to bats and other species, whilst monitored by a joint force of around fifty bailiffs, security guards and police officers from Thames Valley Police.
    HS2-7-Sisters-Oak-felling-003.jpg
  • A tree surgeon working with the National Eviction Team on behalf of HS2 Ltd fells a 200-year-old oak tree alongside the East West Rail route known locally as the ‘7 Sisters Oak’ as part of works connected to the HS2 high-speed rail link on 23 September 2020 in Steeple Claydon, United Kingdom. A small group of local people and anti-HS2 activists based at the nearby Poors Piece Conservation Project watched the felling of the tree, which was home to bats and other species, whilst monitored by a joint force of around fifty bailiffs, security guards and police officers from Thames Valley Police.
    HS2-7-Sisters-Oak-felling-004.jpg
  • Tree surgeons working with the National Eviction Team on behalf of HS2 Ltd fell a 200-year-old oak tree alongside the East West Rail route known locally as the ‘7 Sisters Oak’ as part of works connected to the HS2 high-speed rail link on 23 September 2020 in Steeple Claydon, United Kingdom. A small group of local people and anti-HS2 activists based at the nearby Poors Piece Conservation Project watched the felling of the tree, which was home to bats and other species, whilst monitored by a joint force of around fifty bailiffs, security guards and police officers from Thames Valley Police.
    HS2-7-Sisters-Oak-felling-005.jpg
  • National Eviction Team enforcement agents and security guards watch tree surgeons working on behalf of HS2 Ltd fell a 200-year-old oak tree alongside the East West Rail route known locally as the ‘7 Sisters Oak’ as part of works connected to the HS2 high-speed rail link on 23 September 2020 in Steeple Claydon, United Kingdom. A small group of local people and anti-HS2 activists based at the nearby Poors Piece Conservation Project also observed the felling of the tree, which was home to bats and other species, whilst monitored by a joint force of around fifty bailiffs, security guards and police officers from Thames Valley Police.
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  • A tree surgeon working with the National Eviction Team on behalf of HS2 Ltd fells a 200-year-old oak tree alongside the East West Rail route known locally as the ‘7 Sisters Oak’ as part of works connected to the HS2 high-speed rail link on 23 September 2020 in Steeple Claydon, United Kingdom. A small group of local people and anti-HS2 activists based at the nearby Poors Piece Conservation Project watched the felling of the tree, which was home to bats and other species, whilst monitored by a joint force of around fifty bailiffs, security guards and police officers from Thames Valley Police.
    HS2-7-Sisters-Oak-felling-007.jpg
  • Tree surgeons working with the National Eviction Team on behalf of HS2 Ltd fell a 200-year-old oak tree alongside the East West Rail route known locally as the ‘7 Sisters Oak’ as part of works connected to the HS2 high-speed rail link on 23 September 2020 in Steeple Claydon, United Kingdom. A small group of local people and anti-HS2 activists based at the nearby Poors Piece Conservation Project watched the felling of the tree, which was home to bats and other species, whilst monitored by a joint force of around fifty bailiffs, security guards and police officers from Thames Valley Police.
    HS2-7-Sisters-Oak-felling-008.jpg
  • Tree surgeons working with the National Eviction Team on behalf of HS2 Ltd fell a 200-year-old oak tree alongside the East West Rail route known locally as the ‘7 Sisters Oak’ as part of works connected to the HS2 high-speed rail link on 23 September 2020 in Steeple Claydon, United Kingdom. A small group of local people and anti-HS2 activists based at the nearby Poors Piece Conservation Project watched the felling of the tree, which was home to bats and other species, whilst monitored by a joint force of around fifty bailiffs, security guards and police officers from Thames Valley Police.
    HS2-7-Sisters-Oak-felling-009.jpg
  • An untended field is pictured close to a site where tree surgeons are working with the National Eviction Team on behalf of HS2 Ltd to fell a 200-year-old oak tree alongside the East West Rail route known locally as the ‘7 Sisters Oak’ as part of works connected to the HS2 high-speed rail link on 23 September 2020 in Steeple Claydon, United Kingdom. There is huge impact on local agriculture in areas close to the HS2 high-speed rail link, with some farmers reported to have been refused permission to tend their crops.
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  • Tree surgeons working with the National Eviction Team on behalf of HS2 Ltd fell a 200-year-old oak tree alongside the East West Rail route known locally as the ‘7 Sisters Oak’ as part of works connected to the HS2 high-speed rail link on 23 September 2020 in Steeple Claydon, United Kingdom. A small group of local people and anti-HS2 activists based at the nearby Poors Piece Conservation Project watched the felling of the tree, which was home to bats and other species, whilst monitored by a joint force of around fifty bailiffs, security guards and police officers from Thames Valley Police.
    HS2-7-Sisters-Oak-felling-011.jpg
  • A tree surgeon working with the National Eviction Team on behalf of HS2 Ltd fells a 200-year-old oak tree alongside the East West Rail route known locally as the ‘7 Sisters Oak’ as part of works connected to the HS2 high-speed rail link on 23 September 2020 in Steeple Claydon, United Kingdom. A small group of local people and anti-HS2 activists based at the nearby Poors Piece Conservation Project watched the felling of the tree, which was home to bats and other species, whilst monitored by a joint force of around fifty bailiffs, security guards and police officers from Thames Valley Police.
    HS2-7-Sisters-Oak-felling-012.jpg
  • Steeple Claydon, 23rd September, 2020. A tree surgeon working with the National Eviction Team on behalf of HS2 Ltd fells a 200-year-old oak tree alongside the East West Rail route known locally as the ‘7 Sisters Oak’ as part of works connected to the HS2 high-speed rail link. A small group of local people and anti-HS2 activists based at the nearby Poors Piece Conservation Project watched the felling of the tree, which was home to bats and other species, whilst monitored by a joint force of around fifty bailiffs, security guards and police officers from Thames Valley Police.
    HS2-7-Sisters-Oak-felling-013.jpg
  • Steeple Claydon, 23rd September, 2020. National Eviction Team enforcement agents and security guards watch tree surgeons working on behalf of HS2 Ltd fell a 200-year-old oak tree alongside the East West Rail route known locally as the ‘7 Sisters Oak’ as part of works connected to the HS2 high-speed rail link. A small group of local people and anti-HS2 activists based at the nearby Poors Piece Conservation Project also observed the felling of the tree, which was home to bats and other species, whilst monitored by a joint force of around fifty bailiffs, security guards and police officers from Thames Valley Police.
    HS2-7-Sisters-Oak-felling-014.jpg
  • Steeple Claydon, 23rd September, 2020. A tree surgeon working with the National Eviction Team on behalf of HS2 Ltd fells a 200-year-old oak tree alongside the East West Rail route known locally as the ‘7 Sisters Oak’ as part of works connected to the HS2 high-speed rail link. A small group of local people and anti-HS2 activists based at the nearby Poors Piece Conservation Project watched the felling of the tree, which was home to bats and other species, whilst monitored by a joint force of around fifty bailiffs, security guards and police officers from Thames Valley Police.
    HS2-7-Sisters-Oak-felling-015.jpg
  • Steeple Claydon, 23rd September, 2020. Thames Valley Police officers watch tree surgeons working with the National Eviction Team on behalf of HS2 Ltd fell a 200-year-old oak tree alongside the East West Rail route known locally as the ‘7 Sisters Oak’ as part of works connected to the HS2 high-speed rail link. A small group of local people and anti-HS2 activists based at the nearby Poors Piece Conservation Project also observed the felling of the tree, which was home to bats and other species, whilst monitored by a joint force of around fifty bailiffs, security guards and police officers from Thames Valley Police.
    HS2-7-Sisters-Oak-felling-016.jpg
  • Steeple Claydon, 23rd September, 2020. A tree surgeon working with the National Eviction Team on behalf of HS2 Ltd fells a 200-year-old oak tree alongside the East West Rail route known locally as the ‘7 Sisters Oak’ as part of works connected to the HS2 high-speed rail link. A small group of local people and anti-HS2 activists based at the nearby Poors Piece Conservation Project watched the felling of the tree, which was home to bats and other species, whilst monitored by a joint force of around fifty bailiffs, security guards and police officers from Thames Valley Police.
    HS2-7-Sisters-Oak-felling-017.jpg
  • Steeple Claydon, 23rd September, 2020. A small group of local people and anti-HS2 activists based at the nearby Poors Piece Conservation Project watches tree surgeons working with the National Eviction Team on behalf of HS2 Ltd fell a 200-year-old oak tree alongside the East West Rail route known locally as the ‘7 Sisters Oak’ as part of works connected to the HS2 high-speed rail link. The felling of the tree, which was home to bats and other species, was facilitated by a joint force of around fifty bailiffs, security guards and police officers from Thames Valley Police.
    HS2-7-Sisters-Oak-felling-018.jpg
  • Steeple Claydon, 23rd September, 2020. Tree surgeons working with the National Eviction Team on behalf of HS2 Ltd fell a 200-year-old oak tree alongside the East West Rail route known locally as the ‘7 Sisters Oak’ as part of works connected to the HS2 high-speed rail link. A small group of local people and anti-HS2 activists based at the nearby Poors Piece Conservation Project watched the felling of the tree, which was home to bats and other species, whilst monitored by a joint force of around fifty bailiffs, security guards and police officers from Thames Valley Police.
    HS2-7-Sisters-Oak-felling-019.jpg
  • Steeple Claydon, 23rd September, 2020. National Eviction Team enforcement agents, security guards and Thames Valley Police officers watch tree surgeons working on behalf of HS2 Ltd fell a 200-year-old oak tree alongside the East West Rail route known locally as the ‘7 Sisters Oak’ as part of works connected to the HS2 high-speed rail link. A small group of local people and anti-HS2 activists based at the nearby Poors Piece Conservation Project also observed the felling of the tree, which was home to bats and other species, whilst monitored by a joint force of around fifty bailiffs, security guards and police officers from Thames Valley Police.
    HS2-7-Sisters-Oak-felling-020.jpg
  • Steeple Claydon, 23rd September, 2020. A tree surgeon working with the National Eviction Team on behalf of HS2 Ltd fells a 200-year-old oak tree alongside the East West Rail route known locally as the ‘7 Sisters Oak’ as part of works connected to the HS2 high-speed rail link. A small group of local people and anti-HS2 activists based at the nearby Poors Piece Conservation Project watched the felling of the tree, which was home to bats and other species, whilst monitored by a joint force of around fifty bailiffs, security guards and police officers from Thames Valley Police.
    HS2-7-Sisters-Oak-felling-021.jpg
  • Steeple Claydon, 23rd September, 2020. A small group of local people and anti-HS2 activists based at the nearby Poors Piece Conservation Project watches tree surgeons working with the National Eviction Team on behalf of HS2 Ltd fell a 200-year-old oak tree alongside the East West Rail route known locally as the ‘7 Sisters Oak’ as part of works connected to the HS2 high-speed rail link. The felling of the tree, which was home to bats and other species, was facilitated by a joint force of around fifty bailiffs, security guards and police officers from Thames Valley Police.
    HS2-7-Sisters-Oak-felling-022.jpg
  • Steeple Claydon, 23rd September, 2020. A tree surgeon working with the National Eviction Team on behalf of HS2 Ltd fells a 200-year-old oak tree alongside the East West Rail route known locally as the ‘7 Sisters Oak’ as part of works connected to the HS2 high-speed rail link. A small group of local people and anti-HS2 activists based at the nearby Poors Piece Conservation Project watched the felling of the tree, which was home to bats and other species, whilst monitored by a joint force of around fifty bailiffs, security guards and police officers from Thames Valley Police.
    HS2-7-Sisters-Oak-felling-023.jpg
  • Steeple Claydon, 23rd September, 2020. A small group of local people and anti-HS2 activists based at the nearby Poors Piece Conservation Project watches tree surgeons working with the National Eviction Team on behalf of HS2 Ltd fell a 200-year-old oak tree alongside the East West Rail route known locally as the ‘7 Sisters Oak’ as part of works connected to the HS2 high-speed rail link. The felling of the tree, which was home to bats and other species, was facilitated by a joint force of around fifty bailiffs, security guards and police officers from Thames Valley Police.
    HS2-7-Sisters-Oak-felling-024.jpg
  • Steeple Claydon, 23rd September, 2020. Tree surgeons working with the National Eviction Team on behalf of HS2 Ltd fell a 200-year-old oak tree alongside the East West Rail route known locally as the ‘7 Sisters Oak’ as part of works connected to the HS2 high-speed rail link. A small group of local people and anti-HS2 activists based at the nearby Poors Piece Conservation Project watched the felling of the tree, which was home to bats and other species, whilst monitored by a joint force of around fifty bailiffs, security guards and police officers from Thames Valley Police.
    HS2-7-Sisters-Oak-felling-025.jpg
  • Steeple Claydon, 23rd September, 2020. National Eviction Team enforcement agents watch tree surgeons working on behalf of HS2 Ltd fell a 200-year-old oak tree alongside the East West Rail route known locally as the ‘7 Sisters Oak’ as part of works connected to the HS2 high-speed rail link. A small group of local people and anti-HS2 activists based at the nearby Poors Piece Conservation Project also observed the felling of the tree, which was home to bats and other species, whilst monitored by a joint force of around fifty bailiffs, security guards and police officers from Thames Valley Police.
    HS2-7-Sisters-Oak-felling-026.jpg
  • Steeple Claydon, 23rd September, 2020. Tree surgeons working with the National Eviction Team on behalf of HS2 Ltd fell a 200-year-old oak tree alongside the East West Rail route known locally as the ‘7 Sisters Oak’ as part of works connected to the HS2 high-speed rail link. A small group of local people and anti-HS2 activists based at the nearby Poors Piece Conservation Project watched the felling of the tree, which was home to bats and other species, whilst monitored by a joint force of around fifty bailiffs, security guards and police officers from Thames Valley Police.
    HS2-7-Sisters-Oak-felling-027.jpg
  • National Eviction Team enforcement agents watch tree surgeons working on behalf of HS2 Ltd fell a 200-year-old oak tree alongside the East West Rail route known locally as the ‘7 Sisters Oak’ as part of works connected to the HS2 high-speed rail link on 23 September 2020 in Steeple Claydon, United Kingdom. A small group of local people and anti-HS2 activists based at the nearby Poors Piece Conservation Project also observed the felling of the tree, which was home to bats and other species, whilst monitored by a joint force of around fifty bailiffs, security guards and police officers from Thames Valley Police.
    HS2-7-Sisters-Oak-felling-028.jpg
  • Steeple Claydon, 23rd September, 2020. Tree surgeons working with the National Eviction Team on behalf of HS2 Ltd fell a 200-year-old oak tree alongside the East West Rail route known locally as the ‘7 Sisters Oak’ as part of works connected to the HS2 high-speed rail link. A small group of local people and anti-HS2 activists based at the nearby Poors Piece Conservation Project watched the felling of the tree, which was home to bats and other species, whilst monitored by a joint force of around fifty bailiffs, security guards and police officers from Thames Valley Police.
    HS2-7-Sisters-Oak-felling-029.jpg
  • A drone is used to monitor the felling by tree surgeons working with the National Eviction Team on behalf of HS2 Ltd of a 200-year-old oak tree alongside the East West Rail route known locally as the ‘7 Sisters Oak’ as part of works connected to the HS2 high-speed rail link on 23 September 2020 in Steeple Claydon, United Kingdom. A small group of local people and anti-HS2 activists based at the nearby Poors Piece Conservation Project also observed the felling of the tree, which was home to bats and other species, whilst monitored by a joint force of around fifty bailiffs, security guards and police officers from Thames Valley Police.
    HS2-7-Sisters-Oak-felling-030.jpg
  • Steeple Claydon, 23rd September, 2020. A tree surgeon working with the National Eviction Team on behalf of HS2 Ltd fells a 200-year-old oak tree alongside the East West Rail route known locally as the ‘7 Sisters Oak’ as part of works connected to the HS2 high-speed rail link. A small group of local people and anti-HS2 activists based at the nearby Poors Piece Conservation Project watched the felling of the tree, which was home to bats and other species, whilst monitored by a joint force of around fifty bailiffs, security guards and police officers from Thames Valley Police.
    HS2-7-Sisters-Oak-felling-031.jpg
  • Steeple Claydon, 23rd September, 2020. Tree surgeons working with the National Eviction Team on behalf of HS2 Ltd fell a 200-year-old oak tree alongside the East West Rail route known locally as the ‘7 Sisters Oak’ as part of works connected to the HS2 high-speed rail link. A small group of local people and anti-HS2 activists based at the nearby Poors Piece Conservation Project watched the felling of the tree, which was home to bats and other species, whilst monitored by a joint force of around fifty bailiffs, security guards and police officers from Thames Valley Police.
    HS2-7-Sisters-Oak-felling-032.jpg
  • Steeple Claydon, 23rd September, 2020. A National Eviction Team enforcement agent and Thames Valley Police officers watch tree surgeons working on behalf of HS2 Ltd fell a 200-year-old oak tree alongside the East West Rail route known locally as the ‘7 Sisters Oak’ as part of works connected to the HS2 high-speed rail link. A small group of local people and anti-HS2 activists based at the nearby Poors Piece Conservation Project also observed the felling of the tree, which was home to bats and other species, whilst monitored by a joint force of around fifty bailiffs, security guards and police officers from Thames Valley Police.
    HS2-7-Sisters-Oak-felling-033.jpg
  • Steeple Claydon, 23rd September, 2020. A small group of local people and anti-HS2 activists based at the nearby Poors Piece Conservation Project watches tree surgeons working with the National Eviction Team on behalf of HS2 Ltd fell a 200-year-old oak tree alongside the East West Rail route known locally as the ‘7 Sisters Oak’ as part of works connected to the HS2 high-speed rail link. The felling of the tree, which was home to bats and other species, was facilitated by a joint force of around fifty bailiffs, security guards and police officers from Thames Valley Police.
    HS2-7-Sisters-Oak-felling-034.jpg
  • Steeple Claydon, 23rd September, 2020. Tree surgeons working with the National Eviction Team on behalf of HS2 Ltd fell a 200-year-old oak tree alongside the East West Rail route known locally as the ‘7 Sisters Oak’ as part of works connected to the HS2 high-speed rail link. A small group of local people and anti-HS2 activists based at the nearby Poors Piece Conservation Project watched the felling of the tree, which was home to bats and other species, whilst monitored by a joint force of around fifty bailiffs, security guards and police officers from Thames Valley Police.
    HS2-7-Sisters-Oak-felling-035.jpg
  • Steeple Claydon, 23rd September, 2020. A tree surgeon working with the National Eviction Team on behalf of HS2 Ltd fells a 200-year-old oak tree alongside the East West Rail route known locally as the ‘7 Sisters Oak’ as part of works connected to the HS2 high-speed rail link. A small group of local people and anti-HS2 activists based at the nearby Poors Piece Conservation Project watched the felling of the tree, which was home to bats and other species, whilst monitored by a joint force of around fifty bailiffs, security guards and police officers from Thames Valley Police.
    HS2-7-Sisters-Oak-felling-036.jpg
  • Steeple Claydon, 23rd September, 2020. Tree surgeons working with the National Eviction Team on behalf of HS2 Ltd fell a 200-year-old oak tree alongside the East West Rail route known locally as the ‘7 Sisters Oak’ as part of works connected to the HS2 high-speed rail link. A small group of local people and anti-HS2 activists based at the nearby Poors Piece Conservation Project watched the felling of the tree, which was home to bats and other species, whilst monitored by a joint force of around fifty bailiffs, security guards and police officers from Thames Valley Police.
    HS2-7-Sisters-Oak-felling-037.jpg
  • Steeple Claydon, 23rd September, 2020. A tree surgeon working with the National Eviction Team on behalf of HS2 Ltd fells a 200-year-old oak tree alongside the East West Rail route known locally as the ‘7 Sisters Oak’ as part of works connected to the HS2 high-speed rail link. A small group of local people and anti-HS2 activists based at the nearby Poors Piece Conservation Project watched the felling of the tree, which was home to bats and other species, whilst monitored by a joint force of around fifty bailiffs, security guards and police officers from Thames Valley Police.
    HS2-7-Sisters-Oak-felling-038.jpg
  • Steeple Claydon, 23rd September, 2020. Tree surgeons working with the National Eviction Team on behalf of HS2 Ltd fell a 200-year-old oak tree alongside the East West Rail route known locally as the ‘7 Sisters Oak’ as part of works connected to the HS2 high-speed rail link. A small group of local people and anti-HS2 activists based at the nearby Poors Piece Conservation Project watched the felling of the tree, which was home to bats and other species, whilst monitored by a joint force of around fifty bailiffs, security guards and police officers from Thames Valley Police.
    HS2-7-Sisters-Oak-felling-039.jpg
  • Steeple Claydon, 23rd September, 2020. A tree surgeon working with the National Eviction Team on behalf of HS2 Ltd fells a 200-year-old oak tree alongside the East West Rail route known locally as the ‘7 Sisters Oak’ as part of works connected to the HS2 high-speed rail link. A small group of local people and anti-HS2 activists based at the nearby Poors Piece Conservation Project watched the felling of the tree, which was home to bats and other species, whilst monitored by a joint force of around fifty bailiffs, security guards and police officers from Thames Valley Police.
    HS2-7-Sisters-Oak-felling-040.jpg
  • A small group of local people and anti-HS2 activists based at the nearby Poors Piece Conservation Project watches tree surgeons working with the National Eviction Team on behalf of HS2 Ltd fell a 200-year-old oak tree alongside the East West Rail route known locally as the ‘7 Sisters Oak’ as part of works connected to the HS2 high-speed rail link on 23 September 2020 in Steeple Claydon, United Kingdom. The felling of the tree, which was home to bats and other species, was facilitated by a joint force of around fifty bailiffs, security guards and police officers from Thames Valley Police.
    HS2-7-Sisters-Oak-felling-041.jpg
  • Tree surgeons working with the National Eviction Team on behalf of HS2 Ltd fell a 200-year-old oak tree alongside the East West Rail route known locally as the ‘7 Sisters Oak’ as part of works connected to the HS2 high-speed rail link on 23 September 2020 in Steeple Claydon, United Kingdom. A small group of local people and anti-HS2 activists based at the nearby Poors Piece Conservation Project watched the felling of the tree, which was home to bats and other species, whilst monitored by a joint force of around fifty bailiffs, security guards and police officers from Thames Valley Police.
    HS2-7-Sisters-Oak-felling-042.jpg
  • A tree surgeon working with the National Eviction Team on behalf of HS2 Ltd fells a 200-year-old oak tree alongside the East West Rail route known locally as the ‘7 Sisters Oak’ as part of works connected to the HS2 high-speed rail link on 23 September 2020 in Steeple Claydon, United Kingdom. A small group of local people and anti-HS2 activists based at the nearby Poors Piece Conservation Project watched the felling of the tree, which was home to bats and other species, whilst monitored by a joint force of around fifty bailiffs, security guards and police officers from Thames Valley Police.
    HS2-7-Sisters-Oak-felling-043.jpg
  • A National Eviction Team enforcement agent watches tree surgeons working on behalf of HS2 Ltd to fell a 200-year-old oak tree alongside the East West Rail route known locally as the ‘7 Sisters Oak’ as part of works connected to the HS2 high-speed rail link on 23 September 2020 in Steeple Claydon, United Kingdom. A small group of local people and anti-HS2 activists based at the nearby Poors Piece Conservation Project also observed the felling of the tree, which was home to bats and other species, whilst monitored by a joint force of around fifty bailiffs, security guards and police officers from Thames Valley Police.
    HS2-7-Sisters-Oak-felling-044.jpg