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# Council working to clear tree after it fell in Burntwood graveyard
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/council-working-to-clear-tree-after-it-fell-in-burntwood-graveyard/
- Published: 2022-02-18T17:05:15.000Z
- Updated: 2022-02-18T17:05:29.000Z
- Description: Council officials are working to clear a tree after it fell in a graveyard in Burntwood.
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: Burntwood, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 19:15, News

![The fallen tree in Burntwood Cemetery](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e3/90/e390c3da-0866-4d2a-8ffe-ca4999d7ce1c/content/images/lichfieldlive-co-uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/fl5mrsixoaefmg6.jpg)

The fallen tree in Burntwood Cemetery

Council officials are working to clear a tree after it fell in a graveyard in Burntwood.

The incident happened in Burntwood during Storm Eunice earlier today (18th February).

A Burntwood Town Council spokesperson said:

> “We are working on clearing the tree as soon and as safely as we can.  
>  
> “Please avoid the cemetery until it has been cleared.”  
>  
> Burntwood Town Council spokesperson

Although Lichfield and Burntwood missed the worst of the storm, [disruption was caused on local roads and railway lines](https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/fallen-trees-causing-disruption-for-people-travelling-by-road-and-rail-in-lichfield/).