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HELP US SAVE THIS MAJESTIC OAK TREE
 The veteran Oak Tree situated in the
paddock, next to the car park for the disabled, close to
Elvaston Castle. The Friends of Elvaston with support
from the Woodland Trust are campaigning to save this
veteran Oak tree from being felled to make way for the
extension to the proposed development of Elvaston Castle
into a hotel & conference centre.
This magnificent specimen is
approximately 260 years old and has seen many changes in
its long life. It has lived through the reign of no less
than eight monarchs, from George 111 to the present day.
It was alive when the British gained victory over
Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo, has lived through
much of the Industrial Revolution, the coming of the
railways & the invention of the aeroplane &
motorcar.
As well as being beautiful to look
at, trees form a vital part of the landscape. They
conserve our world’s biodiversity by providing
essential habitats for numerous animal & plant
species. They stabilise the soil, preventing erosion,
generate oxygen without which we humans would not be
here, and absorb carbon dioxide, storing it in living
tissue, which eventually takes that carbon out of
circulation so preventing global warming.
The UK is now one of the least
wooded places in Europe. In 1980 native species accounted
for only 5% of new trees planted. Thanks to the Woodland
Trust the figure is now 40%, but it has taken nearly
thirty years of hard work to accomplish that figure.
So if you love trees, agree that
they play a vital role in our planet’s ecological
welfare & want to prevent the removal of one of them
simply to make room for a hotel extension, please add
your voice to those of the Friends of Elvaston & the
Woodland Trust & say NO to the felling of this
majestic Oak by signing our petition today.
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