Rebuild the spire but spare the trees | Brief letters

Notre Dame | Dogs | Cats | Big mistakes | Royal awardA thousand ancient trees are to be felled to replace la forêt in the roof of Notre Dame (Report, 16 February). Why use pristine oak? No one will ever see these timbers. Surely this is an excellent opportunity to use glulam beams, which are stronger, highly sustainable, and do not require the felling of ancient trees. The cathedral’s original builders used the best and latest technologies. Why don’t we? Robin Prior Stroud, Glo