JUNGLE IS CLEARED TO REVEAL TWO FLATS

Neighbours' delight at clean-up

- ED CHATTERTON News Reporter

NEIGHBOURS have spoken of their relief after a Birmingham house swallowed up by nature was finally cleared up after 40 years.

Families living on Walkers Heath Road, in Kings Norton, had previously described the end-terraced property, left under a blanket of foliage after being overtaken by trees, weeds and ivy, as an eyesore.

The home was rendered virtually invisible after its "nature-loving" owner neglected to cut back the plants, which then grew out of control for decades.

Last year, the three bedroomed property was sold at auction for £150,000 after the owner, in her 90s, went to live in a care home.