Thorny bushes
Reported in the Miscellaneous category anonymously at 14:52, Fri 22 June 2018
Sent to Stevenage Borough Council 3 minutes later. FixMyStreet ref: 1346439.
The bushes around this area drop massive, strong thorns all over the paths and grass (see photo), and it's particularly bad after they've been trimmed. I've been pulling them out of my kids bicycle tyres for years and have spent a fortune on repairs and new inner tubes. Now today I've pulled this thorn out of my poor dogs paw, this is the third time it's happened to him in 18 months. These bushes are not pretty and don't seem to serve any purpose. Please can they be dug out and replaced with something more attractive and wildlife friendly like lavender or something?
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I had to pull another, much larger (see photo) thorn out of my poor dogs paw this morning. This was about 20 feet away from the bushes - I have been keeping him from getting too close but they're obviously spreading.
Posted anonymously at 09:28, Sat 7 July 2018
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All I can say is that the thorns are definitely spreading as I have to pull them out of the soles of my shoes quite regularly. Thankfully they are quite thick but I've heard that children with summer shoes on have not been so lucky!
Posted anonymously at 13:50, Sat 21 July 2018
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Still open, via questionnaire, 16:38, Sat 18 August 2018
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Nothing's changed, still pulling thorns out of my soles and my dog has learned to recognize when he has one in his paw so he keeps his paw up for me to deal with!
Posted anonymously at 17:17, Sat 15 September 2018
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I received an email asking me where the bushes are, but that's it. They haven't even been trimmed (I don't think they've been trimmed at all this year!). I'll have to put in a claim for vet treatment at some point and probably new shoes soon...
Posted anonymously at 21:00, Sat 13 October 2018
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Some bushes have now been trimmed, not all, but although the path was swept there are thorns on the grass which are slowly being spread. I am in contact with someone at the local authority who hopefully will see that trimming a third of a bush doesn't prevent thorns from growing and being a nuisance!
Posted anonymously at 13:54, Tue 13 November 2018
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No change and all communication has stopped!
Posted anonymously at 15:59, Tue 11 December 2018
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Still no contact
Posted anonymously at 18:03, Tue 8 January 2019
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Still open, via questionnaire, 18:55, Wed 13 February 2019
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These bushes were trimmed again on 14/02, properly this time. However, I only found this out when walking my dog in the dark that evening. He suffered another thorn in his paw (1 1/2 inches long!) as the trimmings were scattered all over the grass. Three days later I got one in my foot as I was trying to guide my dog away from the area and I wear very thick soles.
Posted anonymously at 09:05, Thu 14 March 2019
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Nothing has changed, no-one cares about my little dogs paws and judging by the rubbish, no-one cares about St. Nicks. I would just like to know who to send the vets bills to and who's going to pay for my sons footballs and puncture-proof bicycle tyres now.
Posted anonymously at 10:30, Thu 11 April 2019
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Still nothing, it's been a year now. And it's happened again (see photo), how would you like that stuck in your foot?Even our all-promising local councillor failed!
Posted anonymously at 14:22, Tue 21 May 2019
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Still no response. The bushes were trimmed again last week and my poor little dog got the trimmings in his paw again and I've had one stuck in my foot AGAIN! I just want to know who to send the vet's bills to, and who's going to pay for puncture-proof bicycle tyres?
Posted anonymously at 16:04, Tue 18 June 2019
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Still no communication
Posted anonymously at 16:41, Tue 16 July 2019
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No news, but the bushes are getting quite large now so are probably due a trim which means it'll be all over the place again!
Posted anonymously at 18:11, Tue 13 August 2019
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No news, but the bushes are getting quite large now so are probably due a trim which means it'll be all over the place again!
Posted anonymously at 18:43, Tue 10 September 2019
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Still huge, I'm not looking forward to the next trim!
Posted anonymously at 15:19, Wed 9 October 2019
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No change, except that the bushes are overgrown now and absolutely huge... I am not looking forward to their next trim! Also, my poor little dog is still getting thorns in his paws. :(
Posted anonymously at 16:51, Thu 14 November 2019
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As expected the bushes have been trimmed again and as they were so large to begin with there are long, thorn covered sticks on the path and grass. As the days are shorter it's dark during 2 of our daily walks so my poor little dog often gets thorns in his paws and I have them stuck in my shoes, which is now causing holes in the soles. Obviously our local counsellor doesn't care either as I pointed out the problem just before the last local election over 6 months ago
Posted anonymously at 17:57, Thu 12 December 2019
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Still open, via questionnaire, 10:56, Fri 10 January 2020
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Now the bushes are being used as a bin the mice and rats have moved in!
Posted anonymously at 11:42, Fri 7 February 2020
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Now that rubbish has been left rodents have moved in and someone seems to think it's acceptable to keep throwing rubbish in the eyesore!
Posted anonymously at 12:03, Fri 6 March 2020
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