Trees at a Northumberland school have been cut back by members of the public frustrated by the amount of bird excrement left near their homes.
Neighbours near Holywell Village First School decided to take matters into their own hands after the trees were left unmaintained.
However, Northumberland County Council has now chosen to act over concerns the maintenance work wasn't being carried out properly and was in fact causing more harm than good to the nine trees; eight of which are sycamores with one red oak also included.
