A FIVE-YEAR-OLD girl was left in Hannahston Woods with a broken wrist for an hour and a half after paramedics were unable to access the grounds to assist her injuries.

Roma Wilson and her daughter Shawna’s trip to the fairy garden on Sunday, July 11 took a devastating turn when the young girl fell from a tree, leaving her “shaking” and with her “eyes rolling in her head” following the sore break.

Worryingly, there was no key available on site to let the ambulance crew through the gates, with mum Roma saying if it hadn’t have been for a farmer who transported the paramedics via quad bike, she does not know what she would have done.

She said: “Shawna climbed up a tree, a foot off the ground, and fell face first. Her wrist snapped in half. We are currently waiting to get an operation so see if that helps. She’s been a trooper.

“We phoned an ambulance but you could tell it was broken. I tried to carry her as much as I could right to the top of the fairy garden but the ambulance said we had to stop. We put her in the recovery position and they said they had our coordinates so to stay there.

“We waited and waited and there was still no sign until we saw a quad bike coming. It was a farmer who was coming to see if the paramedics had arrived. They couldn’t get in so he brought them through one by one. Shawna was on gas and air, she was lying there and couldn’t walk. They gave her tests while the farmer tried to figure out how to open the gates.

“There really should have been a key up there. This isn’t the first time something like this has happened. The farmer eventually took Shawna to the ambulance on his quad bike. I was told that there were keys at the community centre but what good is that when it’s a 20 minute walk away?”

DRS Regeneration Group said: “It was with deep regret to hear that the emergency services could not access the area on this occasion, but we would like to reassure the community that we are now in discussions with partners to put appropriate measures in place to ensure this does not happen again, and will also be contacting the emergency services to see if there’s anything we could do to help get access if it is needed.

“The smaller gates are accessible 24/7 and volunteers are happy to help if needed. We will ensure that there will be contact details accessible throughout the woodland.”