High winds and heavy rain on Monday resulted in a large tree falling at South Parade, Tenby, shortly after 3.30 pm

The tree, approximately 40 feet in length, fell onto the pavement and public path.

Firefighters from the town made the area safe, whilst tree surgeons saw to the removal of the tree.

Later in the evening, the fire service was called to a second tree incident, this time at a property in Penally.

Firefighters made safe a tree in the garden of the property, which had been damaged by high winds, using small tools and saws, shortly after 6.30 pm.

Weather-related incidents overnight and on Tuesday, when gusts of between 40 and 50 mph were reported, included flooding calls due to blocked drains, dangerous trees/branches at Holloway Lane, Penally, and in Angle.

Meanwhile, trees blocking the road at Trefloyne Lane and Commons Lane, Angle, were also cleared.

TREES A DANGER?

Members of Tenby Town Council discussed the issue of the tree collapsing along the South Parade at their meeting on Tuesday night.

“All the trees need to be fully inspected and experts should be required to come along to carry out a detailed study, as we don’t want them to become a danger to our community,” said Clr. Mrs. Caroline Thomas.

Her colleague, Clr. Mrs. Tish Rossiter, also commented that the roots underneath the cobbled pavements had been an issue for some time, and were a danger as people would trip over them.

“It would be strange to not have any trees along the South Parade, but health and safety is more important.

“We can grow more trees, but you can’t replace our historic town walls if one was to fall and cause damage to them,” she said, with the Mayor, Clr. Mrs. Sue Lane, stating that something needed to be done ‘ASAP’.

The town clerk told members that he was due to meet with the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority’s tree officer, Mike Higgins, and a Pembrokeshire County Council representative this week to discuss the matter.FOOTNOTE: Tree inspections carried out this week by Pembrokeshire Coast National Park and Pembrokeshire County Council officers following the tree collapse are said to show that the fallen tree by Nelson’s Walk and many other red chestnut trees along the South Parade are infected with weakened stems.Park officers are now likely to recommend that all the trees along that section of the town walls will have to be felled as soon as a report into the findings is drawn up.