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05
Jul 2022
Work to fell 500 Nidd Gorge trees to start next week
Work to chop down 500 trees in the Nidd Gorge has been delayed until next week.
The Woodlands Trust, which is a conservation charity that owns Nidd Gorge, says the trees are infected and need to be felled.
They have a disease called phytophthora ramorum, which is having a devastating impact on native trees.
Government body Forestry England has given the trust permission to fell the trees before the disease spreads further.
Work, which will be accompanied by footpath closures, was due to begin yesterday.
A map showing the first planned footpath closure.
But it is now expected to start on Monday next week and will take between four to six weeks, the trust has said.
As part of the tree felling, a footpath between Bilton Beck footbridge and Milers Fork will be closed.
Paul Bunton, community engagement officer at the trust, said previously:
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