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Liz Hurley's neighbours are furious after she tore down nearly two dozen trees on her countryside estate – leaving the area 'looking like a battlefield.'

'It seems as though a front line!': Neighbors at Liz Hurley's £6m 13-bed Donnington Hall bequest are 'incensed' after she 'destroyed two dozen trees' 

Liz Hurley's neighbors are angry after the star destroyed almost two dozen trees on her field bequest – leaving the region 'resembling a combat zone.' 

They say perspectives on the scene have been influenced by the winnow in old forest near Elizabeth's rambling villa Donnington Hall. 

Inhabitants were 'astonished' by the annihilation after tree specialists plunged onto the Herefordshire land recently, with some guaranteeing creatures' living spaces will have been upset. 

In any case, entertainer Liz, 56, who lives with her model child Damian, 19, and routinely posts two-piece pictures from her bequest, has demanded that she looked for proficient counsel while cutting the trees and got a felling permit from the Forestry Commission. 

One neighbor said: 'The wood was brimming with old English oaks, and the undergrowth was brimming with untamed life including deer and badgers, and presently a significant number of the trees have been chopped down and all that squashed to eliminate the logs. 

'The commotion has been constant for seven days, while she's away on another occasion, and the remaining parts of the wood presently resemble a front line.' 

One more said: 'Logs are stacking up near the pathway. We'd prefer the forest had quite recently been left for natural life. The perspective on daffodils here in spring is grand.' 

Liz's representative said that 21 trees were felled after she looked for proficient guidance when one had fallen into adjoining property. 

The swimwear architect purchased £6million Donnington Hall in 2012 and had lived there with cricketer beau Shane Warne, 52. 

However, when they split up a year after the fact, she and Damian turned into the sole tenants of the 13-room estate on the Herefordshire/Gloucestershire line close to Ledbury. 

It is encircled by forest and cultivating land and has a few public pathways running nearby, permitting people in general to see a portion of the untamed life on the domain. 

Liz has frequently discussed her adoration for the open country and takes large numbers of her exciting selfies in the grounds of her home. 

Authorization: The entertainer, who lives with her child Damian, and routinely posts two-piece pictures from her bequest, has demanded that she looked for proficient counsel while hacking the trees 

A representative for Herefordshire Council told MailOnline: 'The webpage doesn't seem to sit inside a protection region or have a Tree Preservation Order upon it and consequently would not need an application to do works. 

'In case there is broad tree expulsion the works might well require a Felling License which falls inside the dispatch of the Forestry Commission. 

'The site falls inside the neighborhood scene character type; Principal Timbered Farmlands and thusly forest is one of the critical attributes of the nearby scene, moreover there is antiquated forest close by.' 

A representative for Liz said: 'Following a tree falling onto a neighbor's property from the wood, we accepted expert guidance from a certified, tree security trained professional. 

'After a careful assessment of the little package of blended forest, it was suggested that few trees close by other adjoining properties should have been felled for security reasons. Inside the wood there were a few dead oaks that ought to likewise be eliminated to forestall any spread of disease to solid trees. 

'We in this way utilized an expert consultant to increase the trees being referred to and to prompt us how best to work on the wood and leave it in a superior state for the following 100 years. He consequently revealed that we should eliminate a couple of additional trees where they were influencing development of adjoining trees and some debris that were influenced by debris dieback illness. 

'We applied and were allowed a felling permit from the Forestry Commission after the use of a tough administration plan recently and felling occurred last week subsequent to settling birds have left and before winter starts, as is typical in acceptable forest administration. Neighbors promptly adjoining the property were educated and one has selected to keep the subsequent kindling. We got no protests. 

'We have eliminated around 21 trees and the cash got, around £6,000, will be returned by replanting this colder time of year and ensuring the significant and cherished forest for what's to come. There has been no demolishing and least natural surroundings harm. 

'We are glad that the activity has worked on the strength of the wood and we have gotten the significant natural surroundings for what's to come.' 

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