Save our Oaks!

The Issue

Hi nature lovers!

Our beautiful two ancient oaks will be cut down soon to settle a claim that has been going on for a long while! No-one has details for the claim and the only statement we are left with is that within 28 days they will be no trees on our green area in front of our houses!

Why should they be cut? They are perfectly healthy! No one has investigated if the trees are causing damage to houses nearby and surely no-one can tell if they could be a future problem...We want our oaks!

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The Issue

Hi nature lovers!

Our beautiful two ancient oaks will be cut down soon to settle a claim that has been going on for a long while! No-one has details for the claim and the only statement we are left with is that within 28 days they will be no trees on our green area in front of our houses!

Why should they be cut? They are perfectly healthy! No one has investigated if the trees are causing damage to houses nearby and surely no-one can tell if they could be a future problem...We want our oaks!

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Paulina SlupekPetition Starter
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The Decision Makers

Lewisham Council
Lewisham Council
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“23 JUN 2021 — Lewisham Council has made the decision to remove two oak trees which are implicated in subsidence of an adjacent property. The Council has a statutory duty to take all reasonable action to prevent the problem of damage occurring to a third party’s property. We have reviewed all possible options for retaining the two trees and, since 2017, have taken action to maintain the oaks to reduce the impact on the property. Unfortunately, following extensive monitoring of the relevant property, it is evident that this approach has not been wholly successful and we have come to the regrettable conclusion that removal is necessary. We will be planting two replacement trees on the green on the road where the oaks are being removed and are in consultation with the residents regarding the species. Lewisham Council is committed to improving and enhancing biodiversity in the borough and has set a target to become carbon neutral by 2030. Since 2018, we have planted more than 12,000 trees and continue to plant hundreds more each year.”

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Petition created on 15 June 2021