Sheep trampling over graves and eating flowers at cemetery
Sheep have been causing distress to families at Holywell Cemetery by trampling graves and eating flowers. Local residents have expressed frustration over the lack of action from Flintshire Council to address the issue. The council has now committed to installing a cattle-grid to prevent the sheep from accessing the cemetery.
- ▪Sheep have been trampling over graves and damaging flowers at Holywell Cemetery.
- ▪Local residents, including widower David Pearson, have voiced their anger over the situation and the council's inaction.
- ▪Flintshire Council has apologized and is working on installing a cattle-grid to prevent sheep from entering the cemetery.
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Sheep trampling over graves and eating flowers at cemetery29 April 2026ShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleBrendon WilliamsBBC Wales, HolywellSocial mediaSheep have been eating flowers and damaging ornamentsSheep have been trampling over graves and chewing up flowers at a cemetery, upsetting bereaved families with loved ones buried there. Widower David Pearson, who lost his wife Paula to cancer, said the damage the animals were causing at Holywell Cemetery, Flintshire, was "extremely upsetting". "She deserves better than having her grave trampled on," he said.Town councillor Daniel Thomas said the problem had been going on for several years and local people were angry at what they said was inaction by Flintshire Council.
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