Information appeal from Arbory and Rushen Commissioners
Arbory and Rushen Commissioners are urging residents to report a dog owner who is allegedly letting their pet 'rip out' tree saplings and protective tubes.
The local authority believes an 'uncontrolled' dog has 'wrecked' Ballakilley Park, which isn't yet officially open to the public.
Trees were planted last year by volunteers from local charities and businesses and has been maintained by the commissioners since then.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the local authority on 834501, which will then be passed on to the police.
Commissioner David Radcliffe said: “There’s not much maintenance work to do over the winter so I hadn’t visited the site for a few months so what I witnessed was quite soul destroying.
"Hours of hard work ruined by someone who apparently thinks it’s okay for their dog to destroy Commissioners’ property and wreck many hours of volunteer work. It is clear that a dog has been allowed to rip up the protection tubes, snap the stakes holding the tubes and in some cases rip up the trees too.
"It’s hard to imagine how the dog owner can be so irresponsible and the Commissioners will prosecute them if sufficient evidence can be obtained.”
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