MORE trees are expected to fall when storms Dudley and Eunice send winds of up to 90 mph across the country from today. 

Forestry chiefs are urging people to take care and avoid woodlands as they get set for the first of the storms to hit this evening. Warnings are in place ahead of Dudley's arrival, with Eunice blowing in on Friday. 

Coming amid the clear-up of last November's Arwen and January's Malik, which both tore down thousands of trees, it's feared the latest storms could affect those still standing. 

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Matt Poulton, of Forestry England, said: “A lot of the trees that have come down already are quite big shelter trees.

"They protected the rest of the crop, the thin and spindly trees that had never really had much wind on them.

"Now these bigger trees have come down, but these smaller trees have been sort of shown to the wind and are at more of a risk of coming down."

As we have told previously, around 20 per cent of Scotland's annual timber harvest is believed to have been torn down by Storm Arwen in November. When storms Malik and Corrie hit last month, it's understood 10 per cent of woodland affected by Arwen took the brunt of those 85 mph winds. 

Speaking to ITV, Matt added: “The roots have been shaken about, so we're expecting quite a lot of trees to come down.

"We've got some winds coming up which will cause a lot of damage, a lot more than it would have done if I'd been isolated." 

Gusts of up to 90mph are set to hit the north of England today with the arrival of Storm Dudley.

The warnings are in place for Scotland and Northern England between 6pm on Wednesday until 9am on Thursday. 

Forestry Journal: Fallen trees in the north of Scotland in the aftermath of Malik and Corrie Fallen trees in the north of Scotland in the aftermath of Malik and Corrie

The Met Office warns that "injuries and danger to life is likely from large waves and beach material being thrown onto coastal roads, sea fronts and properties."

Earlier this week, Forestry and Land Scotland bosses warned people from venturing into woodlands when the storms hit. 

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Trefor Owen, FLS director of land management, said: “With our east and south Scotland teams still working on clearing damage from Storm Arwen and Storm Malik, this latest news is hugely unwelcome.

“Once again we are asking members of the public to exercise their common sense and stay away from woodlands during the forecast storms.

“Gusts of 90 mph could result in significant damage especially to woodlands that have already been affected by previous storm events.

“We want everyone to stay safe and not take any risks that might result in injury – or worse – and that will place avoidable demands on the emergency services.”