100 trees stolen from village near Dorchester

Police say it follows similar thefts in Dorset in recent months

Around 100 Western Red Cedar trees have been stolen from a village near Dorchester.

They've been dug up from a large plantation at Long Bredy in recent weeks, and taken away from the site.

Dorset Police say four rows of trees have been affected, and each of them is around a metre tall, having been growing on site for the last five years.

Officers from the Rural Crime Team also say there's been a couple of similar thefts in recent months.

Young trees have been stolen from East Lulworth and Winterbourne Kingston.