'Majestic' oak tree that Charles Darwin may have climbed as a boy will be FELLED to make way for the Shrewsbury bypass - as campaigners say it's a 'dark day for the environment'

Darwin's Oak, a 550-year-old ancient tree outside of Shrewsbury, will be felled to make way for a new bypass road. Campaigners say that this is a 'dark day' for the environment and oppose the decision.

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