By Isabella Nikolic For Mailonline
Published: 13:39 BST, 16 June 2019 | Updated: 21:39 BST, 16 June 2019
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Villagers have waged 'war' on their council after contractors trimmed a beloved hedge so much that protesters believe it would have killed hundreds of animals.
More than 150 campaigners gathered to protest the cutting, which saw gardeners hack back the huge hedge almost down to the roots.
Thanet Council are under fire for the 'ecological disaster' in the Kent gardens because campaigners claim the trimming, which took place on June 4, would have killed or disturbed hundreds of animals.
More than 150 campaigners gathered to protest the cutting, which saw gardeners hack back the huge hedge almost down to the roots
Thanet Council are under fire for the 'ecological disaster' in the Kent gardens because campaigners claim the trimming, which took place on June 4, would have killed or disturbed hundreds of animals
Amelia Gregory, from the Thanet Trees campaign group, said: 'It was a disastrous decision to flail these bushes with a completely inappropriate industrial
