On 27/05/2021 11:31, George Miles wrote:
Advice please on possibly cutting a trench through up to a fifth of this tree's roots please...

Is there a way to do this without seriously injuring this wonderful tree?

Where on the internet or in the real world can I get advice?
What questions should I be asking?

We need to remove the rainwater from some roofs which was inserted into the sewer a few decades ago and hence floods the septic tank whenever it rains and leads to a pong in the lane!

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mature beech trees like that don't react well to changes . The rule of
thumb for a root protection area on developments used to be no work
withing four times the girth.

the updated advice is in

https://www.adas.uk/Portals/0/Docume...%20%281%29.pdf

On sensitive trees an air spade can excavate the trench deep enough and
the pipe can then be passed under most of the roots.

If you dig the trench carefully and given much of the area has been
compacted by the car turning area I think you are probably safe.