Devil's work: 666 sprayed on trees in Harrogate Pinewoods
The scene, resembling one from a horror movie, was photographed in Harrow Hill.
It was discovered by Pinewoods Conservation Group volunteer Pat Inman, who walks in the woods between the Valley Gardens and RHS Harlow Carr a few times a week, picking up rubbish and tidying the area.
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Hide AdOn her latest tidy-up she found that some of the western hemlock trees had been sprayed with blue paint on the trunks.
One of the Pinewoods benches had also been uprooted and moved into a den.
Ms Inman said: “Parents need to know what their children are getting up to and tell them to stop this behaviour.”