Leicester Tree Strategy Review

Management of tree stock of 153k individual registered trees and 109 hectares of woodland.

In-house team compromising of an establishment of 33.68 staff, as appendix 1. Annual maintenance budget of £1.5m

Trees planted 8,771 small trees and 748 heavy stock (total 9,519) 1,054 trees felled 2019/20 – 2020/21 as part of stock management. That’s 9 trees planted for every tree felled.

Only LA accredited as an Arboricultural Association contractor. 100% of team trained to HSE standards.

100% of by-product waste recycled, combination of biofuel woodchip material, logs or milled timber. Average 963 tonnes per annum saving £109k in landfill costs plus transport costs.

In partnership with The Tree Council, established 15 volunteer Tree Warden’s

A total of 177 mature trees have been surveyed which meet the Local Wildlife Site criteria for designation (inc 9 new locations).

Establishment of the Climate Woods group with representatives from a range of services, scoping opportunity for mass tree planting projects.

3 additional Tree Protection Orders established giving a total of 535 TPO’s offering a level of amenity protection.

293 planning consultations undertaken relating to TPO applications and notifications of trees in conservation areas.

Partnership working with the Forestry Commission, Earth Watch and the Tree Council to develop and introduce a range of projects.

Development of a Tree Trail template to be used across a range of sites.