Pictured on Wednesday by QLocal's Roger Blaxall - the first moves in the development of the controversial Yew Tree Farm site in Burscough.
There was a sustained campaign of opposition to the plans for new homes there which was ultimately futile with the Borough Council passing the proposals despite concerns over their effect on the creaking local infrastructure, with flooding and congestion on the A59 cited by protestors.
And a few weeks ago, locals were 'stumped' by the sudden removal of a number of healthy trees from the site's border by developer David Crompton.