Mushrooms carved from tree trunks have been removed from a Swansea park - after complaints they looked ‘offensive’.
A number of the carvings have been taken down from Cwmdonkin Park in Uplands by Swansea Council after an objection was raised with the authority.
It is not clear how many complaints were received.
The mushroom carvings have been in place for at least a year. But it is understood it is only recently that any concerns have been raised.
Uplands councillor Peter May said: “The council’s parks department has responded to complaints received about the mushroom carvings.
“But I think clearly, this is an issue that has divided the community.
“I haven’t received any complaints myself; the first I knew was when they were removed.
“They have been there for a long period of time”.
Cwmdonkin Park is famous for its association with Dylan Thomas, who used to play there as a child, and who featured it in his writing.
The park also features a bust of the writer.
It has also recently been associated with anti-social behaviour.
Uplands resident Paul Durden, co-writer of cult 90s Swansea film Twin Town, said: “The one or two people who complained need to grow up.
"It’s a travesty of justice. Surely you should always name the people who complain?”
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A Swansea Council spokesman added: “Our parks team has been completing some winter pruning of shrubs to help bring more sunlight to certain parts of the park, along with the removal of some dead trees.
“Last winter we carved some of the tree stumps into mushrooms, creating an ornamental feature and these are still in place.
“A recent complaint about some of the new carvings has led to them being removed. There are no plans to remove any more”.
