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Tree sculpture unveiled in Cross Flatts Park

On 13 May 2024 By Jeremy Morton

The latest addition to Beeston’s Cross Flatts Park, a beautiful sculpture created in one of the trees earmarked for felling because it is suffering from the Ash dieback disease, was unveiled by the Lord Mayor on Saturday (11 May 2024). The sculpture, created by Shane Green, reflects both the nature

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Tree works in Cross Flatts Park to combat Ash Dieback disease

On 23 February 2024 By Press Release

Leeds City Council is undertaking work to trees in Cross Flatts Park to address the threat of ash dieback disease, a fungal infection that is killing ash trees across the UK. The council has commissioned TreeSaw, a professional tree service company, to carry out the works, which will involve the

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Forty infected ash trees in Cross Flatts Park face cull

On 15 June 2023 By Jeremy Morton

A survey of trees in Cross Flatts Park has revealed that up to twenty mature ash trees will have to be cut down in the coming months. A further forty will have to be cut back. The trees are suffering from a highly destructive fungal disease called ‘ash dieback‘, which