ALLOTMENT holders have been left disgusted after hundreds of trees were cut down and left lying on the ground a day before an order to protect them came into force.
The trees at St Mildred's Road allotments, Hither Green, are believed to be 20 years old and were introduced to reduce rain runoff. They have since become a haven for wildlife in the area.
Paul Olding, 38, of Pitfold Road, Lee, said: "I arrived on February 25 to see notices concerning a tree preservation order made by the council that came into effect on February 23, protecting the trees behind our allotments.
"It's something I wholeheartedly applaud for the reasons stated in the order.
"However,at that moment I also saw that virtually all the trees behind our allotments had been felled."
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