Squirrels cause damage to trees in conservation area, prompt removal

TWO silver birch trees are to be removed from a conservation area due to “excessive squirrel damage”. 
The rodents have stripped the bark from the trees to such an extent Monmouthshire County Council has been told it will “inevitably result in the demise of the trees”. 
They are sited beside a road, at Kinson Farm, Whitebrook and a utility wire also passes through the crown of both trees. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

By BBC LDRS ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​