Peter Delow, chairman of the Cubbington Stop HS2 Action Group who nominated the tree, said he believed it was voted the winner because it is under threat. Image: A map of ancient woodlands ...

A pear tree, thought to be more than 250 years old, has been cut down to make way for the HS2 rail line. The "Cubbington Pear" was voted the best tree in England in 2015 in a poll run by the ...

The 250-year-old tree, near the picturesque village of Cubbington in Warwickshire, is one of the oldest and largest in Britain. It stands along the proposed route for the £50 billion HS2 ...