This was a previously pollarded horse chestnut which due to the severe pruning it had been subjected to previously (not by us!) had become very decayed and as a result lost a large limb narrowly avoiding damaging the gravestones underneath.
The church decided that the tree was no longer safe and to decided to fell it.
Due to the condition of the tree and fragile targets below we
We removed all the timber from
We even turned the stump into a chair for visitors to the church.
