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Apr 2022
'Devastating news' as 500 trees to be chopped down in Nidd Gorge
Five hundred larch trees will be felled in Nidd Gorge due to a disease that is ripping through the woodland.
The Woodland Trust, which owns Nidd Gorge, says the infectious disease is called phytophthora ramorum and is already having a devastating impact on native trees.
Government body Forestry England has given the trust permission to fell the trees before it spreads further.
It means some of the footpaths in the popular beauty spot will close this spring and summer whilst work takes place.
Paul Bunton, community engagement officer at the trust, said:
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Keith Wilkinson, chair of Bilton Conservation Group, described what happens to larch trees once they become infected with the disease.
The Woodland Trust is holding two drop-in sessions in Bilton where members of the public can find out more about the works and ask questions to staff.
These will be held tomorrow (Thursday) at Bilton Community Centre between 6pm and 9pm and on Nidderdale Greenway off Bilton Lane on Saturday between 10am and 4pm.
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