Bosses at the Environment Agency have called on people to recycle their Christmas trees to help prevent floods.
The agency said discarded trees can often get blown into rivers and ditches after the festive period, blocking drains and water channels, leading to floods.
Councils across the county are setting up tree recycling centres and the agency is urging people to use them whenever they can.
A spokesman for the agency said teams have already braved atrocious weather over Christmas to clear fallen trees.
They said recycling trees will help improve the situation.
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