Huge trees blown over by Storm Malik have yet to be cleared from parts of Jesmond Dene.

Storm Malik wrought havoc on the north east in late January and early February, causing significant damage across the region – including in Jesmond.

As a result of the damage, Ross Waterston, event director of the weekly Jesmond Dene parkrun, in which participants complete a 5k circuit around the Dene, cancelled the run for a second time on February 5th.

Waterston said “the cancellation… is due to the amount of damage caused to the beautiful trees around Newcastle being too great to be cleared in a single week.”

That day, JesmondLocal went out to ask the Dene-goers what they thought of the obstruction caused by the storm.