Years ago....I got tired of cutting a long hedge on our road boundery.So.....I said I would like a wall....next month the authorities appoached us about road widening ...took 50 meters stip made a footpath(long overdue) built a wall replaced plants lost And gave us fifty pounds.Not a lot but a token. Spooky...
Mountain ash.

By the way.The plants replaced were of my choosing.The man they sent was also a gardener and advised me.