We've Lost Our Trees!

The Church with its four Poplars (two visible here)

The present generation of the congregation cannot remember the church building without its Lombardy Poplar trees. The earliest known photograph of the church shows it set in a field with no trees. Another, estimated as about one hundred years ago, shows the chapel with Poplar saplings.

Saplings can be seen - about 100 years ago

The trees were inspected about twenty years ago by a reputable arborealist who declared them healthy. However, during a storm early this year, one poplar blew down, fortunately without damage to neighbouring property, but requiring emergency clearance of the road. There was evidence of hollowness within the trunk.

The Damaged Tree

It was apparent that the other poplars could only be judged to be in similar condition and we needed to arrange for their removal. This was completed recently and we now need to monitor the effect on the water table. The removal process and the result are illustrated in the following photographs.

Start of Work- Here you see the scale of the trees

Work in Progress

Working at Height

Close Up

Logs for Removal

The Residue Stumps

The Result