Trees planted and cut down in the last 3 years
Case reference FOI2022/00195
Published 3 March 2022
Request
Q1. Please detail the number of trees that have been cut down by your council in the last 3 years. Break down the figures by year and tree species.
Q2. Please detail the number of trees that have been planted by your council in the last 3 years. Break down the figure by year and tree species.
Response
Q1. Please note that the following data is per calendar year, not financial year.
2019 - 187 trees
2020 - 155 trees
2021 - 142 trees
The Service Area are unable to provide a breakdown of the tree species as this information is not held.
Q2. Please note that the following data is in financial years, not calendar years.
2018/19 - 34 trees consisting of:
10 London Plane (Platanus acerifolia)
2 Cherry (Prunus avium)
2 Field Maple (Acer campestre)
2 Midland Hawthorn (Crataegus laevigata)
6 Silver Birch (Betula utilis Jacquemontii)
2 lime trees (Tilia)
2019/20 - 52 trees consisting of:
10 London Plane (Platanus acerifolia)
8 Flowering Cherry (Prunus)
33 Various species
1 Gleditsia Street Keeper (Gleditsia triacanthos)
2020/21 - 14 trees consisting of:
4 Cherry (Prunus avium)
1 Sweet Gum (Liquidambar styraciflua) or Acer
3 rowan (Sorbus aucuparia)
1 tulip tree (Liriodendron) or silver birch (Betula pendula)
1 crab apple or cherry tree (Prunus avium)
2 London Plane (Platanus acerifolia)
2 lime trees (Tilia)
Documents
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