No the trees have been cut without permission & it looks pointless to us, it's some one else who mentioned Druid goings on as the tree work has always been carried out on phases of the moon or longest day or a certain date in October, you are right about the cross in the stump this is usually standard cuts for making the stump rot, it's all a bit weird really but would still like to meet up with the person who feels free to cut down property that does not belong to them, I am sure they would be pissed if I cut there garden hedge down or walked across their garden & cut a tree down, they are probably the same people who have vandalised the trig point marker by removing the brass centre that was cast into the concrete marker, why???