There was a strong tradition of not cutting down a certain type of tree on specific dates in the UK, according to folklore - ...

Blackthorn is a native tree to the UK and it was once considered 'forbidden' to cut it down on two specific dates in the year ...

A retired vicar is seeking £30,000 compensation after workers from a neighbouring care home ‘mistakenly’ cut down a 50–60-year-old blackthorn tree and shrubs in his Felixstowe garden. Philip Young, 72 ...

A retired vicar is locked in an unholy row with a care home next door after workers cut down trees in his garden which he said were 'like the Sycamore Gap'. Philip Young said his privacy was 'violated ...

A ‘fairy tree’ must be retained in a new €64 million housing scheme for Rathnew in Co. Wicklow, An Coimisiún Pleanála has ruled. The developers have had to drop 129 homes from their plans because of ...

Chopping down a blackthorn on specific dates (November 11 and May 11) was thought to invoke 'a curse from the fairy folk'. This belief is one reason why these trees are still plentiful today, often ...

One native British small tree holds 'secrets' according to folklore - and anyone cutting it down on this date could find ...