Hundreds of trees have been felled at the site of the old Greaves Hall Hospital to make way for 128 dwellings.

Contractors working for Seddon Homes have started to clear the land that will also see the demolition of the site's iconic water tower, too.

A local resident told Qlocal: "This is devastating.

"Some of those trees are hundreds of years old.

"The local wildlife has been decimated by this, it's appalling."

Bloody Sefton Council... oh wait.....Lancashire County Council.... oh wait housing contractors.

'A local resident told Qlocal...this is devastating some of those tree are hundreds of years old.'

Probably planted after Greaves Hall was built - Early 1900's!

These trees have grown since the hospital was demolished - they're weed trees which shouldn't have been allowed to grow in the first place. Look around the many abandoned sites of previous buildings and you'll see plenty of this. Typically, look alongside most railways - it's the same story.

Tree Houses I suppose is the answer, chances are the complainant has had trees felled to build their own house.

Originally Posted by roving-eye

some of those tree are hundreds of years old

None of the trees pictured are anything like that age.

It never ceases to amaze me that this “local resident”, is never named by qlocal. They are frequently referred to but there is never any identification. Perhaps “fabrication” is their name.....as these comments appear to be just that....

Most of the growth is just scrub grown since maintenance of the ground ceased, even from the pics there appears to be a paved area, probably left over from previous buildings, would reckon much of that ground comes under the heading of brown field site, rather than nature reserve.

The "iconic" water tower is a concrete lump and probably unsafe by now.

Too many friggin people that's the problem, trees or no trees. We are like a bloody parasite... and ****** FAT an all.

Originally Posted by paulollie

Too many friggin people that's the problem, trees or no trees. We are like a bloody parasite... and ****** FAT an all.

Very true, the arrival of homo sapiens on this world is probably one of the very worst things to happen to this planet.

Originally Posted by silver fox

Very true, the arrival of homo sapiens on this world is probably one of the very worst things to happen to this planet.

So true. The planet would have been beautiful without man. The most dangerous, destructive, arrogant animal ever.