On Wed, 21 Apr 2010 12:37:47 +0100, Charlie Pridham
wrote:

In article ,
says...
Our local council has a lot of trees with ivy growing on them like this.
They have been notified about it, but they do nothing.

See picture on this link on Tinypic webpage.

http://tinypic.com/r/16hj0iw/5

Would ivy growing like this do any damage to a tree?

If its bothering you why not go and cut the ivy stems near the ground?
Why wait for the council

How would you like someone slinking onto your property hacking down
your plants? It would behoove to get permission from the property
owner, in writing... nowadays with cameras everywhere one could find
themselves entangled in a lawsuit for trespass and property damage.