BLACK Country firefighters rescued a man who was stuck 10 metres up a tree in Wollescote this afternoon.

West Midlands Fire Service crews from Stourbridge, Oldbury and its Technical Rescue division were assisted by the HART team of West Midlands Ambulance Service.

The emergency services started their rescue at around 3.30pm this afternoon and just before 5pm were making the area safe following the successful rescue.

The crews used a combination of an aerial platform and specialist rope rescue equipment to recover the man from the tree.