Watch the moment a 300-year-old oak tree is knocked down to make way for HS2 near Leamington

Name: Tree felled to make way for HS2
Uploaded: 2020-08-25T19:07:24.000Z
Duration: 9 s
Description: An old oak tree is felled to make way for the HS2 line near Leamington.

More are expected to be felled as part of the high-speed rail project

By News Reporter

Published 25th Aug 2020, 20:12 BST

Updated 27th Aug 2020, 13:22 BST

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More old oak trees were felled near Leamington to make way for the new HS2 line.

It is thought that the tree in this video on the Fosse Way was about 300 years old - and a few more are expected to be be knocked down as workers clear the path for the high speed rail project.

The tree was felled yesterday (Monday August 24), alongside a few other old oak trees that day.

Onlookers mourn the loss of the ancient tree. Photo by Charlotte Griffin.

Campaigners said that the trees are teeming with wildlife and the destruction is 'completely unnecessary'.

These photos by Charlotte Griffin show visibly upset people at the site of a cut-down tree.

The video was supplied by Save Cubbington Woods - Stop HS2.

HS2 Leamington