A TREE that landed on three cars and property fences following strong winds has been removed by BCP Council.

This morning, Tuesday, May 4, it was reported by witnesses that a tree had come down around the back of Nelson Court in Poole.

This follows high winds of 26 miles per hour, which was recorded in Bournemouth earlier today.

Parks and Grounds Maintenance Manager, BCP Council, Mike Parkinson said: "We were contacted by Poole Housing Partnership on Tuesday morning to attend to a tree that had fallen from the grounds of Nelson Court, Poole. The tree had fallen on three cars in the car park belonging to the property.

"Our contractors attended site and removed the fallen tree this morning (Tuesday)."