A council has angered many young families after it made the bizarre decision to plant a series of trees directly in front of football goal posts at a popular local oval.

Mike Barclay and his children discovered the peculiar error at the Towerhill Park Reserve in Melbourne's east on Friday morning after they headed down to play at the field.

'It's another one of those silly decisions that council makes,' Mr Barclay said.

The Maroondah Council has come under fire after their strange decision to plant trees in front of goal posts

Mike Barclay and his children (L-R Callum, Fraser, Abbie, Rory and Nelly) noticed the error on Friday

After Mr Barclay swiftly alerted the Maroondah City Council, three of the obstructing trees were removed 12 hours later to a neighbouring oval,The Herald Sun have reported.

The Maroondah City Council claimed that the trees were part of their Reserve Beautification Program and posted an apology to their Facebook page on Tuesday.

'We had determined that the area would benefit from some additional trees,' they wrote.

'Unfortunately, three trees were planted incorrectly near the football goal posts that are in the reserve for informal kick to kick community use'

'Once we realised the error, the trees were removed at no cost and have been replanted in a more suitable location.'

After Mr Barclay swiftly alerted the council, three of the obstructing trees were removed 12 hours later

Many disgruntled locals took to the council's Facebook page to express their frustration

'it doesn't make sense they have just redone the park and put new goal posts, cricket pitch, but have now planted trees [sic] in front of them,' Donna Wilson wrote to the page

'It's another one of those silly decisions that council makes,' Mr Barclay said

The reserve, in Towerhill Drive, Ringwood, is lined by trees but leaves the oval clear for young families and dogs to enjoy the field.

This did not stop many locals expressing their anger on social media calling the blunder 'idiotic.'

'It doesn't make sense they have just redone the park and put in new goal posts cricket pitch but have now planted trees [sic] in front of them,' disgruntled local Donna Wilson wrote.

'The cost to ratepayers is that we paid the salary of council workers to go there 4 times to plant and replant trees, when they could be out doing other work,' Mr Barclay posted after the council admitted their mistake on their Facebook page.

The council issued an apology and explanation via their Facebook page on Tuesday afternoon

The Maroondah City Council claimed that the trees were part of their Reserve Beautification Program