A Nottinghamshire council says it is saddened after a plantation of trees at a park was destroyed by vandals. Earlier this week, visitors to Hetley Pearson Recreation Ground in Beeston noticed around 10 young trees had been snapped.
Torn branches were left scattered on the ground, with other tree trunks appearing to have been ring-barked by a sharp object. Ian Riley, a former conservation worker who came across the trees whilst walking in the park, said the vandalism was "dreadful".
"I was furious because I love trees," the 67-year-old from Chilwell said. "The thing that worries me is the way some were hacked into. It looks as though someone had a blade in their hand.
