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Plant 2 Beech Tree saplings on Copt Hill Barrow, know locally as 7 Sisters

Submitted on Wednesday 22nd October 2025

Rejected on Wednesday 26th November 2025

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: local (see below for details)

Petition Action

Plant 2 Beech Tree saplings on Copt Hill Barrow, know locally as 7 Sisters

Petition Details

Instruct Historic England to allow Sunderland Council to replace 2 fallen Beech trees at Copt Hill Barrow,

Additional Information

Known locally as Seven Sisters, two trees have fallen, either due to age/disease/wind, the site is of local importance and needs to be maintained with its 7 trees, so it lives up to its name, they have been there for as long as anyone can remember, Historic England, say as its a historic monument, any new planting would damage whats below ground, it has had numerous archaeological digs, so much of what is there has been recorded and or removed. We as locals want to see this local site, which can be seen for miles around, saved and look like it has, for generations to come


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