The charity said up to 150 trees had been lost due to the storm
(Picture: Royal Parks handout )Storm Eunice tore down 150 trees across London’s Royal Parks, the charity revealed on Monday.
Due to these high wind speeds across the capital, the organisation revealed three veteran oak trees were among the 150 lost.
Wind speeds of 69mph were recorded in Bushy Park in Twickenham, according to the Royal Parks.
Michael Rowland, head of park operations at The Royal Parks charity, said: “We are still assessing the full extent of the damage across the parks, but so far we estimate that around 150 trees were lost in Storm Eunice, following the red weather warning that saw winds reaching 69mph in Bushy Park.
“This compares with around 4,500 trees which were lost during the Great Storm of 1987.
“The Royal Parks are home to around 170,000 trees including rare and veteran trees, and sadly we lost three veteran oaks in Richmond Park, with a further two veteran trees sustaining major damage.
“Veterans are trees which have developed specific features of biological interest due to their age over time.
“Our park teams, arboriculturists and landscape contractors have been working from the crack of dawn throughout the weekend in a major clean-up operation to open the parks safely for visitors.
“All our parks are now open, although some areas, such as the Isabella Plantation at Richmond Park, remain closed until further notice.
“A yellow wind warning is in place again for Monday 21st February, with high winds and gusts in excess of 40mph expected throughout the morning and into the afternoon, so we ask that those visiting the parks remain vigilant. Please check our website regularly for further updates.”
The Met Office issued a red weather warning for London which carried with it a danger to life.
Three people were also killed on roads across England due to the high wind speeds while damage was caused to rail lines across the country.
One woman was killed when a tree crushed her car in Highgate on Saturday afternoon.
Elsewhere in England, a man in his 50s was killed in Netherton, Merseyside after debris struck the windscreen of a car he was travelling in.
Also a man in his 20s died in Alton, Hampshire after a car collided with a tree, police said.
Up to 200,000 homes were left without power due to the storm, Environment Secretary George Eustice said.
Also the O2 Arena had parts of its roof ripped off during the storm.
Parts of the country were also hit by Storm Franklin on Monday.
There were reports of stranded cars, delayed public transport and burst river banks in parts of northern England and the Midlands.
