Vandals wreck woodland

Aug 21 2007 by Alan Weston, Liverpool Daily Post

Vandal attack on trees in Syders Grove Community Wood, Sugar Lane, Knowsley Village _320

VANDALS using stolen chainsaws chopped down almost 50 trees in Merseyside.

An area the size of a tennis court was cleared of 45 young and semi-mature trees in Knowsley Village.

Police were hunting the vandals, who also hacked down a 70-year-old sycamore.

The trees were felled between Sugar Lane and Frederick Lunt Avenue.

Barry Fletcher, chair of the Friends of Knowsley Village Woodlands, said: “Not only is this unsightly and totally unacceptable in terms of public safety, but it will have a significant impact on woodland wildlife.”

Knowsley council hopes to re-plant later in the year.