An arborist with over 25 years of experience has criticised the trend of granting celebrity status to certain trees, arguing that all trees are equally important to the natural environment. Paul Goetzee from Liverpool wrote in response to a recent editorial, stating that while the Sycamore Gap tree was significant, it was 'just a tree, no more no less'. He suggested that those who cut it down might benefit from community service working in woods, potentially gaining enlightenment through shinrin-yoku, the Japanese practice of forest bathing.
In other letters, Robert Glen from Port Seton, East Lothian, recalled Spike Milligan's seasickness cure, which he claimed always works. David Campion from Timperley, Greater Manchester, shared that his Belgian mother became an official cricket scorer for his father's club to avoid making tea, enjoying days at Edgbaston and Test Match Special on BBC Radio.
David Felton from Crewe, Cheshire, offered advice to Paul Comaish on using a product diluted 10:1 with water for best results during a hosepipe ban. Meanwhile, Michael Leigh from Nottingham commented on a Coldplay concert, saying he 'always knew no good would come' from attending one, referencing a tech CEO caught with the company's HR head.
