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Newly planted Oak trees vandalised in Datchet

Posted on May 26, 2025May 26, 2025 by ecwlarcombe

A total of 22 Oak trees were planted on Datchet Recreation Ground in 2023.  Four newly planted replacement trees  were vandalised recently (May 2025).  Those that were not broken off were pulled out of the ground – and many others were damaged.   A SHORT MESSAGE TO THOSE RESPONSIBLE – YOU MAY WISH TO KNOW THAT THIS AREA IS COVERED BY CCTV.     YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED! 

One of the newly planted Oak trees on Datchet Recreation Ground.

There is a Forestry Commission publication on tree protection.

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DATCHET

The name "Datchet" is thought to be Celtic in origin, and the last part may be related to cet ("wood"). In the Domesday Book it is called "Daceta".lla. Datchet is first mentioned between 990 and 994, when King Ethelred made small grants of land here.

HORTON

The village name "Horton" is a common one in England. It is Old English in origin and derives from the two words horu 'dirt' and tūn 'settlement, farm, estate', presumably meaning 'farm on muddy soil'.In the Domesday Book of 1086 it was recorded as Hortune.

WRAYSBURY

The village name was traditionally spelt Wyrardisbury; it is Anglo Saxon in origin and means 'Wïgrǣd's fort'. Its name is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Wirecesberie and as Wiredesbur in 1195. The name is seen again as Wyrardesbury in 1422.

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