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Trees felled in Formby were “eyebombed” by a resident believed to be disgruntled at the fact they were cut down.

Eyebombing is “the art of sticking googly eyes onto an inanimate object in the public sphere, in a way that cleverly lends the object the appearance of a living creature”, according to a website about the phenomenon.

The sticky eyes were attached to the trees at the back of Andrews Lane and spotted by a dog walker.

The woman, who wished not to be identified, told the ECHO: “It’s funny.

“The eyes have been stuck on to make them look like faces - some of them are comical.

“Someone has obviously gone down there and done this to these bits of trees.

“The trees were earmarked for felling and cut down last week which came as a huge shock but the faces are fantastic.”

The eyebombed trees are at the entrance to a field where plans to build 99 new homes were passed last year.

The application, submitted by Redrow, will see the houses built on the land to the rear of Andrews Lane.

An original application for 95 homes was rejected in December 2016 for reasons including inappropriate use of green land, concerns over flooding and the detrimental impact on the existing properties.

According to the latest proposal the new development will feature a block of 12 apartments and a mixture of terraced, semi-detached and detached houses featuring either two, three or four bedrooms each.

Thirty-one of the properties set to be constructed will be classed as affordable housing.