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Shauna Corr

Earth Day: Activists hold Belfast wake for 29,530 trees felled by Stormont department

Activists held a walk of remembrance through Belfast on Earth Day for almost 30,000 trees axed by a government department.

The group said a Freedom of Information request to the Department for Infrastructure found they have axed 29,530 trees in the last decade. That includes a row of 200-year-old oaks during flood alleviation work that saw over 400 trees felled across Belfast, Newcastle and Newry.

Beginning at the MAC at 2pm, they made their way to Belfast City Hall before finishing up at DfI's headquarters in the city.

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