Trust Ford tree row

26 May 2021

Trust Ford apologised after cutting down 11 trees in a conservation area at its site in Wimbledon, recently acquired from Cambria. The trees were felled as they were causing health and safety issues with vehicle transporters, but the company was caught out regarding preservation orders with the trees.

“We got it wrong” said the company in a statement, which has listed how it plans to “heal the wounds”. Measures include planting new semi-mature trees and shrubs around the site, a £5k donation to a community allotments project and an invitation for Trust Ford’s Princes Trust apprentices to plant a tree at each of its 60 UK sites.

Merton Council said that “in the interests of value for money for the taxpayer, we do not want to resort to legal action, so we’re pleased that Ford is swiftly making good on the destruction it has caused”.

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