In reply to andyb211:
I just saw this on a friend's FB feed. I'll copy and paste my response:
I find it difficult to believe the tree wasn't designated, plus it's been felled over and has indeed landed on or over the wall itself. Assuming there was permission to fell the tree, there would have to be Scheduled Monument Consent from Historic England (who you don't want to f**k with) to allow this operation to occur so near the wall, and it's almost inconceivable that they would sign off a method statement that said the tree was going to fall on the wall. Even if the tree isn't legally protected, it almost certainly stands within the Scheduled Area so any unauthorised work like this with the potential to impact the wall would absolutely be a criminal offence.
Can someone give me a grid ref for the tree? I can probably find out if this is a kosher operation. (By kosher I mean legally, morally it almost certainly isn't).
Note, I work in heritage but in Scotland. England has slightly different laws and it's a while since I worked there so I may not be not up to speed, hence some of my terminology might not be correct.
Calling Welsh Kate or Bouldery Bits for input.
Post edited at 15:41