Bungling council workers plant trees right in the middle of kids’ football pitch in Aberdeenshire village
Dozens of saplings have appeared all over the grassy field where young children play during the summer
BUNGLING council workers who planted trees right in the middle of a kids’ football pitch have sparked hilarity on social media.
Dozens of saplings have appeared all over the grassy field in the village of Logie Durno near Inverurie in Aberdeenshire.
The sports area is often used by young children living in the area during the summer months.
But it looks like they will now need to perfect their dribbling skills to get the ball past all the new obstacles to reach the goalposts at either end.
Hundreds of people reacted to the photograph when it was posted on Facebook on Sunday night.
And one social media user described the new planting scheme as "barking mad".
Another local resident asked: "Why? And surely, if they were planting trees, taking the goal posts out before planting would've been better.
"What on earth possessed them to plant trees in a football pitch?
"And what is this carry on going to cost?"
It is not yet clear who planted the saplings or who owns the land in the small village.
But some residents queried whether it was the council to blame and if they were just trying to be helpful by "turning over a new leaf".
Others suggested that the local football team was possibly "branching out" this season.
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And Facebook user Jim Paterson posted: "That should be investigated call in special branch, they will twig it right away."
The trees appeared to have been planted on the pitch by mistake.
Independent West Garioch councillor Sheena Lonchay said the saplings were being removed from the site yesterday.
She said: "Enquiry is ongoing about how this happened.
";I noticed the photos and contacted council officers to have this rectified as soon as possible."
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