RESIDENTS on Blackbrook Avenue say work to thin trees ‘has gone too far’.

Homeowners say trees have been devastated by the thinning.

Warrington Borough Council is currently operating a ‘woodland management programme there.

A spokesman said: “The work in this area was to ease encroachment on to residential properties and to thin the tree stocks.

“While some of the work may first appear drastic, regrowth will soon compensate and allow a dense shrub layer to develop.”