Toby Carvery owner faces eviction from north London site for felling ancient oak
Felling of 500-year-old oak has provoked fury from public and Enfield council, which leases land to Mitchells & ButlersThe restaurant chain Toby Carvery is facing eviction from one of its sites after taking a chainsaw to an ancient oak tree without the permission of its council landlord.The...
<p>Felling of 500-year-old oak has provoked fury from public and Enfield council, which leases land to Mitchells & Butlers</p><p>The restaurant chain Toby Carvery is facing eviction from one of its sites after taking a chainsaw to an ancient oak tree without the permission of its council landlord.</p><p>The <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/15/felling-of-ancient-london-oak-tree-reported-to-police">partial felling last April of the 500-year-old oak</a> on the edge of a Toby Carvery car park in Whitewebbs Park, Enfield, provoked widespread public dismay and fury from Enfield council, which leases the land to the restaurant’s owners Mitchells & Butlers Retail (M&B).</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/21/toby-carvery-owner-faces-eviction-enfield-north-london-felling-ancient-oak">Continue reading...</a>
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