by Edward Brown | Aug 29, 2025 | Long reads
Tree law expert Sarah Dodd dissects the landmark Sycamore Gap sentencing, weighing justice, proportionality and the future of legal protections for historic trees. For over one hundred and fifty years, the Sycamore Gap tree had stood as a picturesque... 
by The Pro Arb Team | Jul 26, 2016 | News
Workers have found ancient tree trunks in Widnes, close to Liverpool. The trunks were unearthed as engineers dug up the ground to prepare for Halton’s new Mersey Gateway bridge. Workmen discovered tree trunks that are more than 6,500 years old as they were excavating... 
by The Pro Arb Team | Jul 21, 2016 | News
A giant redwood sequoia tree in Rhyddings park, is due to be chopped down. The decision was reached by councillors this week, despite more than 2,000 campaigners expressing an interest in the tree’s preservation. The Oswaldtwistle tree is to be axed as part of a... 
by The Pro Arb Team | Jul 20, 2016 | News
A cloning expedition was launched in Camp Nelson, approximately 100 miles southeast of Fresno. The expedition was led by David Milarch, co-founder of Archangel Ancient Tree Archive, in the hopes of combating climate change. At the centre of the expedition are sequoias... 
by The Pro Arb Team | Jul 19, 2016 | News
The owners of Pondtail Wood in Albourne face legal action after it was discovered that acres of trees have been ripped up and burnt. The owners have launched a fight over a legal notice telling them to restore the land. An enforcement notice was issued by the South...
