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Rights of way and public services Local authorities can cut back or fell trees and shrubs which obscure public rights of way, including footpaths, which obstruct light from street lamps or the sightlines of car drivers. Railway, land drainage, electricity and telephone authorities can require removal of trees or parts of trees which may cause...