HEREFORDSHIRE'S Ben Fuest is installing copper devices into some of Britain's largest trees to protect them against lightning.
The 43-year-old former forestry worker's "arborbolt" is a copper screw with cables running down the branches and trunk to let electricity pass harmlessly into the ground.
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