 The Heaton Woods Trust in recent years have suffered from criminals attempting to steal its machinery and assorted tools that are used by volunteers to maintain and improve the woodland for its visitors and the local community.Vandalism is an ongoing problem in The Heaton Woods Trust with various waterways being blocked, litter not being disposed of properly, trees being damaged and benches (some of them being memorial benches) having graffiti on them.A boundary dispute that has lasted for well over a decade so far is still ongoing between The Heaton Woods Trust conservationists and a property developer over a piece of land.