Sheffield, Yorkshire. UK Weather. Save our western road trees campaigners on the streets as felling operations continue during the redevelopment of the city centre. Credit: MediaWorldImages/AlamyLiveNews.

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STAG is a non-party political ‘umbrella-group’ of local tree action groups that have sprung up citywide. Healthy trees are being ‘replaced’ as part of the ‘Streets Ahead’ highways PFI contract, run by Amey Plc on behalf of Sheffield City Council. Forced publication of the contract has revealed a target to replace 17,500 (or half) of Sheffield’s street trees. Although renewing street trees is vital work, to cut down so many in such a short space of time is ecological vandalism.

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