As many as 140 trees could be felled in the Ironbridge Gorge over concerns that squirrel damage is putting people at risk from falling branches.
One of the 140 trees condemned with a red paintmark in Dale Coppice known as the Sabbath Walks
SGCT chief executive Russell Rowley said an expert aboricultural consultant had found branches damaged by grey squirrels along the path through the coppice, which is managed by the trust.He said that it was the duty of the trust to take potential safety risks"very seriously", and added that its staff"love trees".
In light of the opposition, a public meeting has taken place to discuss the plans, along with visits to the coppice with trust staff.Mr Rowley said:"Because all of our woodlands are open for public access 24/7 including 34 kilometres of paths, SGCT also commissions tree safety surveys from an expert arboricultural consultant.
"Because of a number of concerns about this and other felling of trees in Dale Coppice from some residents – as well as other residents supporting the proposals – and as we could have been better at explaining the proposed works, the trust held a public meeting as well as three site visits to hear and discuss the range of people’s views.
"The response we get from everyone we talk to is it is absolutely appalling, why are they cutting down all these lovely trees and not tackling the problem, which is the squirrels?"
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