Diseased and damaged trees at Quarry Moor Nature Reserve in Ripon that pose a potential risk to public safety will be felled.
A total of 17 trees, some of which are affected by ash dieback disease, were identified as requiring removal in a report prepared for Ripon City Council by arboriculturists.
The felling will be carried out by specialist contractors in liaison with the council and Natural England.
City Council leader Andrew Williams told the Stray Ferret:
“The trees that need to be felled to ensure the safety of the public, are in a number of different parts of the nature reserve.
“Some have been affected by ash dieback and others have become weakened through storms earlier in the year.”
Quarry Moor was donated to Ripon by Alderman Thomas F Spence in 1945 and has been held in trust for the benefit of local people ever since.
The nature reserve was designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest in 1986 in recognition of its unique geology and rare, species-rich magnesian limestone grassland.
Through careful management over the years, it has become a place of nature conservation and quiet recreation, while providing a habitat for a variety of wildlife species.
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