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, .