Wirral Letters: Shortpoints March 2

Mar 2 2011 Birkenhead News

I COULDN’T believe what I was reading (Your Views Feb 16) regarding the felling of trees in sections of the Wirral Way, about which C Barnes wrote. Trees in my road in Wallasey are far too big.

After the loss of the Dutch Elm trees through disease we were offered “small” trees to replace those lost.

The ones we chose have grown even larger than the elm trees.

They are not pruned often enough and are a great worry to the residents, many of whom have had to have their drains repaired through root damage. We also have a great deal of clearing up to do with the seeds which are like sycamore seeds and they take root in our gardens. Left to grow, we would have even more of these large trees. What their roots are doing to our house foundations is anyone’s guess!

We have had councillors and council officers here some years ago but nothing was done and the last time our councillors were asked about these trees we were told that there was a tree preservation order on them. What about the Wirral Way trees? Don’t they have tree preservation orders on them? What a crazy world we live in!!

M Jackson

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I AM a volunteer with the Wirral Rangers, and I would like to reply to your letter “Stop tree felling” (Feb 16).

Wirral Rangers do not fell healthy trees or shrubs.Š

Some may have green foliage.Š But the ones we felledŠwere dead or dangerous.Š Also, the entrance to the Country Park, Wirral Way, was not visible from the roadway, so the shrub had to be cut back.Š

They were also being used by underage drinkers as “dens”.Š As for the litter they leave behind, well...

Sorry for the inconvenience caused, but I wouldn’t want my children to be hurt on broken bottles, cans etc. or by falling or fallen trees.

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I WOULD like to express my appreciation to the Wirral Park Rangers and volunteer helpers for the fantastic job that has been done tidying the West Kirby entrance to the Wirral Way Country Walk.

It is nice to see the area now after what had become an eyesore and poor first impression to what is a valuable asset to the Wirral Coastal leisure park.

Paul Tuke

West Kirby