{"id":2513,"date":"2026-02-08T12:32:37","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T12:32:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/?p=2513"},"modified":"2026-02-08T12:32:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T12:32:37","slug":"hidden-oak-tree-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/?p=2513","title":{"rendered":"Hidden Oak tree revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/oak-tree-hidden-300x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/oak-tree-hidden-300x400.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/oak-tree-hidden-600x800.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/oak-tree-hidden-75x100.jpg 75w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/oak-tree-hidden-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/oak-tree-hidden-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/oak-tree-hidden-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/oak-tree-hidden-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2507\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/oak-tree-hidden-2-300x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/oak-tree-hidden-2-300x400.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/oak-tree-hidden-2-600x800.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/oak-tree-hidden-2-75x100.jpg 75w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/oak-tree-hidden-2-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/oak-tree-hidden-2-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/oak-tree-hidden-2-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/oak-tree-hidden-2-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Over time this beautiful old Oak tree had become hidden by Holly trees which had self-seeded in the woods. It was completely surrounded, so over the last couple of weeks the FONGW Team set to work to remove the invading Holly.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2508\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/felling-ivy-trees-300x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/felling-ivy-trees-300x400.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/felling-ivy-trees-600x800.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/felling-ivy-trees-75x100.jpg 75w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/felling-ivy-trees-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/felling-ivy-trees-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/felling-ivy-trees.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2509\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/felling-lever-300x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/felling-lever-300x400.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/felling-lever-600x800.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/felling-lever-75x100.jpg 75w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/felling-lever-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/felling-lever-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/felling-lever-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/felling-lever-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Chain saws and a felling lever were used to bring down the Holly trees. Saplings were popped, logs cut and stacked, then the site tidied up.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2510\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ivy-tree-felling-2-300x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ivy-tree-felling-2-300x400.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ivy-tree-felling-2-600x800.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ivy-tree-felling-2-75x100.jpg 75w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ivy-tree-felling-2-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ivy-tree-felling-2-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ivy-tree-felling-2.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2511\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Oak-tree-revealed-300x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Oak-tree-revealed-300x400.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Oak-tree-revealed-600x800.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Oak-tree-revealed-75x100.jpg 75w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Oak-tree-revealed-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Oak-tree-revealed-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Oak-tree-revealed.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The majestic old Oak tree can now continue to grow without the hindrance of Holly trees.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Over time this beautiful old Oak tree had become hidden by Holly trees which had self-seeded in the woods. It was completely surrounded, so over the last couple of weeks the FONGW Team set to work to remove the &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/?p=2513\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":70,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2513","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2513","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/70"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2513"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2513\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2524,"href":"http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2513\/revisions\/2524"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2513"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2513"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2513"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}