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I was just strolling home yesterday  in London enjoying the evening sun and how fine the world looked, when I heard a horrendous roaring noise. I carried on round the corner and alighted on a group of blokes attacking a rather proud tree! They were cutting large branches off it. I was horrified. My second reaction was to look to see what company they were from and to consider reporting them. They seemed absolutely non-plussed at another person gawping at their work.

I suppose in some environments one would call them tree surgeons – a very refined name for what appeared to me to be like environmental vandalism. I mean I know that there are times when they are an invaluable resource and prevent damage and cut down dead trees etc, but far too often nowadays they seem to be called out to do someone’s bidding just to make something more civilised. In this particular case clearly they were blocking the sunlight going into a top floor room, but that was no reason to cut down half the tree.

Trees are so precious and no more so than in London, where more and more get cut down and replaced with rather less mighty imitations. I wonder whether the Council even knew that this was happening and whether they would  bothered if they were told.

But then I thought maybe I might need a tree surgeon one day – I could be that person wanting my view cleared. And actually where did one find a good tree surgeon. Certainly I had never heard of a company that does it. Are there any national tree surgery companies – who knows? And how would I know if they were any good or if they just hacked down what they were told for a fee- the mercenaries of the spinney! It’s time for some tree surgery company ratings just in case someone needs one. Hopefully it won’t be me since I don’t want to encourage that sort of behaviour!