More worrying, in the picture you can see the part of the tree is cloaked by ivy. When ivy spreads to the canopy of a tree it adds to the risk of the risk of branches or the entire tree being lost in high winds. It may be that more than the branch should be removed in the interests of public safety.
I have asked the Council's Forestry Officer to have a look at this tree and refer any work that needs to be done to the owners of the land on which the tree is growing.
