Ash dieback works to continue
More Ash trees to be removed because of Ash Dieback disease
In December we let you know about various trees to be removed by Wiltshire Council because of Ash Dieback disease. This work will be continuing soon with a new tranche of trees.
Sharing on behalf of Wiltshire Council:
Following a survey of all (Wiltshire) Council owned ash trees a number of trees were identified as requiring immediate removal, the maps below show the location of all the ash that were picked up on the survey in the area where the next of works will be undertaken, those in purple or red will be removed within the next 4-6 weeks, those in orange within the next 4-6 months. The trees identified by the green circles will be resurveyed next year, statistically, it’s unlikely that they will all survive however, they will all be managed appropriately as it’s hoped some might offer some resilience and perhaps provide us with a seed bank.
There is likely to be further significant tree loss across the county, when I have more details I’ll pass them on.
Ordinarily, in the case of any tree removals there would be notices attached to the tree(s) to inform any local residents however, in this instance it’s simply impractical given the volume of removals across the county. We will therefore need to rely on local councillors to cascade the message.
TOWN CENTRE
NORTH MARLBOROUGH
The original news item was shared on 15 December 2021 and is copied below for information.
Essential works to council owned trees arising from recent ash dieback survey
Following a recent survey of all (Wiltshire) Council owned ash trees a number of trees were identified as requiring immediate removal, the attached map shows the location of all the ash that were picked up on the survey in the area where the first tranche of works will be undertaken, those in purple or red will be removed within the next 4-6 weeks, those in orange within the next 4-6 months.
The affected trees in Hilliers Yard are being dealt with by Waitrose.
The trees identified by the green circles will be resurveyed next year, statistically, it’s unlikely that they will all survive however, they will all be managed appropriately as it’s hoped some might offer some resilience and perhaps provide us with a seed bank.
There is likely to be further significant tree loss across the county, when I have more details I’ll pass them on.
Ordinarily, in the case of any tree removals I’d attach a notice to the tree (s) to inform any local residents however, in this instance it’s simply impractical given the volume of removals across the county, I’ll therefore need to rely on yourselves and the local councillors to cascade the message.
PLAN 1 - Manton hollow/barton park area
PLAN 2 - IRVING WAY/COLLEGE FIELDS AREA
PLAN 3 - TOWN CENTRE CAR PARKS (HILLIERS YARD, POLLY GARDENS, GEORGE LANE) AND RIVERBANK
PLAN 4 - KELHAM GARDENS AREA
PLAN 5 - ROGERS MEADOW AREA
