Over half of the children questioned (63%) chose tree climbing, den building and bike riding as their favourite three outdoor activities.

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Some have protested by building tree houses and digging tunnels and then securing themselves with locks which had to be dismantled by bailiffs.

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"For us, building your tree usually starts with census records and birth and marriage and death, and those are the core of doing your family history, " Godfrey said.

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"It will be replaced with a tree of a different species and we are confident that the building will be completed by the summer, " said architect Michael Batcup.

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The Anne Frank House told Judge Bade it was in favour of felling the tree, out of concern for the safety of the building and the hundreds of thousands of visitors it receives each year.

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The breadfruit was Mau's favourite tree anyway: tall and light, with a twisty grain excellent for boat-building, sticky latex for caulking, and big starchy fruit which, fermented, made the ideal food for an ocean voyage.

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Ironically enough, political opposition to building more dams comes from the same crowd of tree huggers who oppose coal, gas and uranium.

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The Pentagon memorial, opening Thursday, includes a bench, a tree and a pool for each of the 184 people killed there when another hijacked airliner crashed into the building.

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