WHEATLEY: A 150-year-old horse chestnut tree has been given a stay of execution thanks to some blackbirds. The tree at Waterperry Gardens has been deemed unsafe despite numerous efforts to save it.
But when work to fell it started yesterday, tree surgeons discovered nesting blackbirds, which are illegal to move. The felling has been delayed until summer.
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