Things are a bit more chilled round here in the uk, certainly not gonna get shot at for digging a tree up
People don't have firearms in the UK!
Just rustlin' yer spuds, mate.
Ehhhh.. think about it in terms of land... Or space... There is more LAND here... So trespassing becomes an issue AS well as the destruction and removal of property...
Like, let's just say, you have an extra bathroom.... YOU don't ever use it, or really even have a use for it. It's within YOUR power to sell/get rid of items from that bathroom... Totally fine.
...but what if someone broke in, and ripped your toilet up, and walked out with it. (Doesn't really matter if you didn't need/want the toilet)
You don't get shot at for "diggin' up trees" ...you get shot at for "trespassing, and theft/vandalism".... STILL pretty extreme, I understand... Just wanted to clarify.