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Privately owned trees and woodlands

Doing work to your trees

Urban trees

  • capture carbon
  • clean the air
  • reduce flooding
  • improve human health and wellbeing
  • improve the local economy 
  • support biodiversity.

They also make our towns more beautiful and enjoyable. A healthy, thriving, urban forest is crucial for the current and future liveability of our city. Before removing trees, please consider other management options that might allow them to be retained – every tree counts.

It is an offence to carry out work to a protected tree without permission. 

If you would like to do works to a tree, first check if the tree is protected by a tree preservation order or is in a conservation area.

Our interactive map below shows details of tree preservation orders and conservation areas. 

If you are using a tablet or smartphone please use the .

If the tree is protected, permission is needed to carry out any work on these trees. Before applying, .