Trust to review which trees to be felled over squirrel damage concerns
The trust overseeing a coppice in the Ironbridge Gorge says it will review which trees will be felled due to safety concerns over falling branches caused by squirrel damage.
Severn Gorge Countryside Trust (SGCT) made the decision at a meeting earlier this week after concern and opposition from some residents over its plans to fell up to 140 trees in the Dale Coppice.
In a statement the trust has apologised for marking trees to be felled before telling the public of its plans.
One of the criticisms of the proposal had been about the impact on the visual effect of the canopy over the Sabbath Walk route through the coppice.
The trust said the initial plans had been drawn up over concerns that squirrel-damaged branches could fall and injure people walking in the woods.
