Save Wivenhoe's Old King George Oak Tree
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Our beloved 170 year old oak tree and others are at threat of felling in a subsidence claim. Aviva have pushed our council into this, while experts state underpinning would be better.
https://www.crowdjustice.com/case/save-wivenhoe-old-king-george-tree/
https://www.crowdjustice.com/case/save-wivenhoe-old-king-george-tree/
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We thought we should recap our story for new followers:
1. Old King George is a 170-year-old oak in Wivenhoe, Essex which alongside a mature horse chestnut, was due to be felled following pressure linked to a subsidence claim by Aviva in early 2025. So far, they survive thanks to a community effort.
1. Old King George is a 170-year-old oak in Wivenhoe, Essex which alongside a mature horse chestnut, was due to be felled following pressure linked to a subsidence claim by Aviva in early 2025. So far, they survive thanks to a community effort.
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Our fundraiser has now bust the £6000 mark. That's around double the amount raised this time last week. We are raising funds to save 'Old King George' our 170 year old oak tree by seeking to stop our town council and Aviva from felling it. Please give if you can. www.crowdjustice.com/case/save-wi...
Save Wivenhoe's Old King George Oak tree
I am a local resident and a mother whose family regularly uses the playground that these trees provide shade to. I am professionally an Architect and sustainability and climate change specialist.
www.crowdjustice.com
January 12, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Our fundraiser has now bust the £6000 mark. That's around double the amount raised this time last week. We are raising funds to save 'Old King George' our 170 year old oak tree by seeking to stop our town council and Aviva from felling it. Please give if you can. www.crowdjustice.com/case/save-wi...
Waiting to see what, if anything, happens regarding the resurfacing works in the car park around Old King George today. Nothing yet. We have highlighted concerns to the council about the potential for works in the root protection area to harm the trees, so we will keep an eye on works as they occur.
January 12, 2026 at 9:04 AM
Waiting to see what, if anything, happens regarding the resurfacing works in the car park around Old King George today. Nothing yet. We have highlighted concerns to the council about the potential for works in the root protection area to harm the trees, so we will keep an eye on works as they occur.
A reminder of this weekend's major news - reporting that the family who own one of the two properties involved in claims of movement being handled by Aviva/Innovation Group and Wivenhoe Town Council don't actually want the trees to go either! They seek underpinning
You can now read this article in full online here www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/2574962...
January 11, 2026 at 11:31 PM
A reminder of this weekend's major news - reporting that the family who own one of the two properties involved in claims of movement being handled by Aviva/Innovation Group and Wivenhoe Town Council don't actually want the trees to go either! They seek underpinning
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Please take a look at my new article on LinkedIn about the campaign to save two precious mature trees from the corporate chop. www.linkedin.com/pulse/please... #stopthechop #wivenhoe
Please Aviva, Don't Cut Down Our Trees
Happy New Year. Come March, I’ll be hitting my 35th year in professional public relations.
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January 6, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Please take a look at my new article on LinkedIn about the campaign to save two precious mature trees from the corporate chop. www.linkedin.com/pulse/please... #stopthechop #wivenhoe
Tomorrow resurfacing works will start in the vicinity of Old King George. We have given lots of information to Wivenhoe Town Council regarding our concerns for potential harm to the trees while the injunction is in place, over to them to see if they can follow the relevant British standards!
January 11, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Tomorrow resurfacing works will start in the vicinity of Old King George. We have given lots of information to Wivenhoe Town Council regarding our concerns for potential harm to the trees while the injunction is in place, over to them to see if they can follow the relevant British standards!
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We don't "save" trees. We repay them.
For the oxygen. For the shade. For the stability.
Protection is the bare minimum thank you for keeping us alive. #Forests #ClimateAction
For the oxygen. For the shade. For the stability.
Protection is the bare minimum thank you for keeping us alive. #Forests #ClimateAction
January 5, 2026 at 2:42 AM
We don't "save" trees. We repay them.
For the oxygen. For the shade. For the stability.
Protection is the bare minimum thank you for keeping us alive. #Forests #ClimateAction
For the oxygen. For the shade. For the stability.
Protection is the bare minimum thank you for keeping us alive. #Forests #ClimateAction
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That's so kind. Thanks very much for flagging our campaign which is fighting on despite taking on the might of Aviva who want the trees gone. We are not daunted and hope to prevail!
January 11, 2026 at 10:37 AM
That's so kind. Thanks very much for flagging our campaign which is fighting on despite taking on the might of Aviva who want the trees gone. We are not daunted and hope to prevail!
Thank you tree friends 😊 much appreciated support. Please do help us if you can, by sharing our story and if you are able to, by contributing to the legal action funding pot www.crowdjustice.com/case/save-wi... to help stand up for trees in a system of insurers prioritising profits over nature
January 11, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Thank you tree friends 😊 much appreciated support. Please do help us if you can, by sharing our story and if you are able to, by contributing to the legal action funding pot www.crowdjustice.com/case/save-wi... to help stand up for trees in a system of insurers prioritising profits over nature
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In our opinion, if a mature tree has been at a location longer than the buildings around it, then it should have priority for existing over the buildings. Creative solutions to allow the oak to exist rather than legal bills would have been better explored in Wivenhoe UK. @stopthechop.bsky.social
January 11, 2026 at 10:42 AM
In our opinion, if a mature tree has been at a location longer than the buildings around it, then it should have priority for existing over the buildings. Creative solutions to allow the oak to exist rather than legal bills would have been better explored in Wivenhoe UK. @stopthechop.bsky.social
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We discovered microbes in bark ‘eat’ climate gases. This will change the way we think about trees theconversation.com/we-discovere...
We discovered microbes in bark ‘eat’ climate gases. This will change the way we think about trees
We already knew forests were heavy lifters in reducing climate pollution. New research reveals the tiny microbes in tree bark can also “eat” climate gases.
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January 9, 2026 at 9:06 AM
We discovered microbes in bark ‘eat’ climate gases. This will change the way we think about trees theconversation.com/we-discovere...
Pop up shop 📌 24th Jan 1-5pm. We are being kindly hosted by Wivenhoe Books for a sale of arts and high quality goods in support of our ongoing fundraising efforts for legal action. There will be artworks for sale from some of Wivenhoe's finest! Please come along, cash and card will be welcome.
January 11, 2026 at 8:41 AM
Pop up shop 📌 24th Jan 1-5pm. We are being kindly hosted by Wivenhoe Books for a sale of arts and high quality goods in support of our ongoing fundraising efforts for legal action. There will be artworks for sale from some of Wivenhoe's finest! Please come along, cash and card will be welcome.
You can now read this article in full online here www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/2574962...
January 10, 2026 at 12:42 PM
You can now read this article in full online here www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/2574962...
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Wow. Since Monday, the campaign to stop 'Old King George,' our 170 year old oak tree in Wivenhoe from being chopped down, has now raised over £5,500. We need another £4.5k Please take a look and give if you can www.crowdjustice.com/case/save-wivenhoe-old-king-george-tree
January 9, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Wow. Since Monday, the campaign to stop 'Old King George,' our 170 year old oak tree in Wivenhoe from being chopped down, has now raised over £5,500. We need another £4.5k Please take a look and give if you can www.crowdjustice.com/case/save-wivenhoe-old-king-george-tree
See our 'case updates' section on our CrowdJustice page for an update about today's news and our fundraising progress so far www.crowdjustice.com/case/save-wi...
Save Wivenhoe's Old King George Oak tree
I am a local resident and a mother whose family regularly uses the playground that these trees provide shade to. I am professionally an Architect and sustainability and climate change specialist.
www.crowdjustice.com
January 9, 2026 at 7:43 PM
See our 'case updates' section on our CrowdJustice page for an update about today's news and our fundraising progress so far www.crowdjustice.com/case/save-wi...
Today the front page of the Gazette leads with the story from one of the families affected by the ongoing movement issues near our trees, who say they 'don't want to see the trees chopped' and who, like us, think underpinning will be the best solution for them long term and avoid the need to fell.
January 9, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Today the front page of the Gazette leads with the story from one of the families affected by the ongoing movement issues near our trees, who say they 'don't want to see the trees chopped' and who, like us, think underpinning will be the best solution for them long term and avoid the need to fell.
Wow today has been amazing, we have now reached £4,055 and counting. We are so grateful to each and every one of you for donations of any size, it's all making a difference together. Can we now reach the £5,000 mark?
Thanks for all the support of our CrowdJustice page, we are fast approaching the 1/3 mark to our £10,000 minimum target! Can you help us nudge past this and start making progress towards the halfway point? www.crowdjustice.com/case/save-wi...
January 6, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Wow today has been amazing, we have now reached £4,055 and counting. We are so grateful to each and every one of you for donations of any size, it's all making a difference together. Can we now reach the £5,000 mark?
Thanks for all the support of our CrowdJustice page, we are fast approaching the 1/3 mark to our £10,000 minimum target! Can you help us nudge past this and start making progress towards the halfway point? www.crowdjustice.com/case/save-wi...
January 5, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Thanks for all the support of our CrowdJustice page, we are fast approaching the 1/3 mark to our £10,000 minimum target! Can you help us nudge past this and start making progress towards the halfway point? www.crowdjustice.com/case/save-wi...
A snowy scene, but this morning our trees and the wider car park were fully fenced off. The morning saw people enjoying a last walk through, with footprints and a snow angel left behind. Injunction notices placed by a concerned member of the public were again removed from the fencing by the council.
January 5, 2026 at 11:45 AM
A snowy scene, but this morning our trees and the wider car park were fully fenced off. The morning saw people enjoying a last walk through, with footprints and a snow angel left behind. Injunction notices placed by a concerned member of the public were again removed from the fencing by the council.
"UK biodiversity continues to decline" - BBC News share.google/HLh9PGHcpFZk... we are concerned if our council has not fully factored in its statutory biodiversity duty in choosing the fate for our trees. 170 year old oaks can support over 2300+ species and are practically irreplaceable assets
UK biodiversity continues to decline, 2025 bioindicators show - BBC News
Wallingford scientists contributed to the 2025 indicators with analysis of animal and plant trends.
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January 4, 2026 at 12:46 PM
"UK biodiversity continues to decline" - BBC News share.google/HLh9PGHcpFZk... we are concerned if our council has not fully factored in its statutory biodiversity duty in choosing the fate for our trees. 170 year old oaks can support over 2300+ species and are practically irreplaceable assets
We are curious to see what the council will do in coming days. Previously the car park old King George is (unfortunately) sited in was set for closure as of midnight tonight. With an injunction in place we cannot see why a closure would still continue. Felling works were due to commence this week.
January 4, 2026 at 10:55 AM
We are curious to see what the council will do in coming days. Previously the car park old King George is (unfortunately) sited in was set for closure as of midnight tonight. With an injunction in place we cannot see why a closure would still continue. Felling works were due to commence this week.
Old King George and the horsechestnut at sunset ❤️🧡💙
January 3, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Old King George and the horsechestnut at sunset ❤️🧡💙
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... to the bbcfor covering our story today. Some clarifications from us below 👇
High Court grants injunction over Wivenhoe oak tree felling
The town council plans to fell the tree in February, but a campaigner has secured the court order.
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January 3, 2026 at 9:03 AM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... to the bbcfor covering our story today. Some clarifications from us below 👇
Read all about the injunction and our CrowdJustice campaign in today's Colchester Gazette www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/2573559...
New fundraiser launched in fight to save Wivenhoe trees
Wivenhoe campaigners fighting to save an ancient tree have launched a new fundraiser after legal notices vanished.
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January 2, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Read all about the injunction and our CrowdJustice campaign in today's Colchester Gazette www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/2573559...
Doing Dry January? 🍻
If you’re skipping even just a £6 pint each week, that’s £24 saved this month. (Or £48 or £72 if you’d usually have one or two more!) Would you consider donating some of that to help fund the legal fight to protect Old King George?
www.crowdjustice.com/case/save-wi...
If you’re skipping even just a £6 pint each week, that’s £24 saved this month. (Or £48 or £72 if you’d usually have one or two more!) Would you consider donating some of that to help fund the legal fight to protect Old King George?
www.crowdjustice.com/case/save-wi...
Save Wivenhoe's Old King George Oak tree
I am a local resident and a mother whose family regularly uses the playground that these trees provide shade to. I am professionally an Architect and sustainability and climate change specialist.
www.crowdjustice.com
January 2, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Doing Dry January? 🍻
If you’re skipping even just a £6 pint each week, that’s £24 saved this month. (Or £48 or £72 if you’d usually have one or two more!) Would you consider donating some of that to help fund the legal fight to protect Old King George?
www.crowdjustice.com/case/save-wi...
If you’re skipping even just a £6 pint each week, that’s £24 saved this month. (Or £48 or £72 if you’d usually have one or two more!) Would you consider donating some of that to help fund the legal fight to protect Old King George?
www.crowdjustice.com/case/save-wi...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... listen back to Kat Scott from our group talking about the injunction on BBC Essex this is morning (skip to 11.55am-12pm). Thanks for sharing our story Ian!
Ben Fryer - 2026 quiz and Thaxted windmill - BBC Sounds
Join Ian for mid-morning updates and music, followed by The Rewind with Lydia Bright.
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January 2, 2026 at 4:45 PM
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... listen back to Kat Scott from our group talking about the injunction on BBC Essex this is morning (skip to 11.55am-12pm). Thanks for sharing our story Ian!