Vandals hit Glemsford with spate of tree upheavals

The latest upheaval was spotted by a resident who noticed that one of the four new oak saplings had gone missing while out walking on the Glemsford Playing Field.

Returning home, they found the tree dumped in the village hall car park and moved it to a nearby verge to protect the roots before taking to Facebook to warn others of the vandalism.

The tree had been ripped out of the ground. (Image: Supplied)

The trees were planted by Lesli Tunbridge, who runs the parish council's climate and nature working group - Greening Glemsford.

"We were contacted by the playing field committee who wanted to put some trees up to offer shade round the picnic area," she said.

"We ordered them as part of Babergh District Council's biodiversity action plan and planted them in December."

Mrs Tunbridge said that, by February, one of the trees had already been pulled out and had to be replanted.

This time, the tree was found in the village car park. (Image: Supplied)

This happened repeatedly over the next few months until, eventually, they discovered one of the trees had been snapped in half.

"We won't give up," she added.

"We keep repotting them, but somebody just doesn't seem to be a big fan of the oak trees.

"It's the same with every village. Most of the people are absolutely fine, it's just the minority that are spoiling it."

The trees were planted by Lesli Tunbridge, who runs the parish council's climate and nature working group - Greening Glemsford. (Image: Lesli Tunbridge)

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The vandals, however, remain unidentified, as the nearby CCTV cameras are out-of-action while the village hall undergoes a renovation.

Mrs Tunbridge added that the extreme weather has been another challenge for the new trees, saying: "Sometimes it feels like two steps forward and three steps back.

The trees were planted by Lesli Tunbridge, who runs the parish council's climate and nature working group - Greening Glemsford. (Image: Lesli Tunbridge)

"But we'll keep going because we can all play a part in helping to make our lovely village more green."