Trees maintained by the council

Programmed tree removal

Sometimes it is necessary to remove trees that are dead, dying or have significant structural weaknesses. Our removal programme is shown below.

Removals to be undertaken in February 2024

Town

Road

Closest property

Species

Reason

Welwyn Garden City

Howardsgate

The Howard Centre

Lombardy poplar x 5

Declining condition

Welwyn Garden City

Green Acres

5 and 6

Purple leafed plum x2

In decline

Welwyn

School Lane

Whitehill greenspace

Hazel

Basal decay

Welwyn Garden City

Lords Wood

35

Cherry

Herts Highways instruction for repairs

 

Removals to be undertaken in January 2024

Town

Road

Closest property

Species

Reason

Hatfield

Alban Way

2 Branch Close

Unknown

Dead

Welwyn

Carleton Rise

20

Cherry

Poor condition

Welwyn GC

Chequers

Roundabout

2 x Hornbeam

Decay

Welwyn GC

East Mead

8

Apple

Subsidence

Welwyn GC

Ethelred Close

Adj. 4

Apple

Subsidence

Welwyn GC

Haynes Close

79 Heronswood Road

2 x Robinia and a sycamore

Self sets causing damage

Welwyn GC

Heronswood Road

78

127

125

160

Whitebeam

Silver Birch

Cherry

Hawthorn

Dead

Dead

Self-set

Dead

Welwyn GC

Hollybush Lane

Cemetery

Horse Chestnut

Poor condition

Welwyn GC

Home Ley

18

Sugar Maple

In decline

Welwyn GC

Parkway

51 to 81 and

Church to 104

8 x Poplars

 

Dead or in decline

Welwyn GC

Tempsford

Roundabout

Pear

Run over

Welwyn GC

Twelve Acres

23

Cherry

Poor health

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Removals to be undertaken in December 2023

Town Road Closest Property Species  Reason
Hatfield Deerswood Avenue, Hatfield 37 Thorn In decline
Hatfield Deerswood Avenue, Hatfield 39 Thorn In decline
Hatfield Honeysuckle Gardens, Hatfield   Ash Dead
Hatfield Oxlease Drive, Hatfield Adj 1 Birch In decline
Hatfield Oxlease Drive, Hatfield Adj 1 Birch In decline
Hatfield Oxlease Drive, Hatfield Adj 1 Rowan / Whitebeam In decline
Hatfield Raven Court, Hatfield 1 Norway maple Poor structural condition
Hatfield  The Pastures, Hatfield O/s 44 Crab apple In decline
Welham Green Skimpans Close, Welham Green 2 Cherry Dead
WGC Wellcroft Road, Welwyn Garden City 116 Rowan / Whitebeam In decline
WGC Attimore Road  O/s 79 Birch In decline
WGC Attimore Road  O/s 79 Birch In decline
WGC Boxfield, Welwyn Garden City ///thin.draw.tricks Ash Poor structural condition
WGC Buddcroft, Welwyn Garden City Adj 49 Cypress Supressed
WGC Buddcroft, Welwyn Garden City Nr 6 Cypress Supressed
WGC College Way, Welwyn Garden City O/s  Roof Car Park Hornbeam Failed
WGC Forresters Drive, Welwyn Garden City s/o 23 Cherry Dead
WGC Knella Road, Welwyn Garden City   Horse chestnut In decline
WGC Longcroft Lane, Welwyn Garden City O/s 10 Cherry Dead
WGC Templewood, Welwyn Garden City Adj 8 Birch Dead
WGC Watchmead, Welwyn Garden City   Norway maple In decline
WGC Heronswood Road 240 Cherry Poor structual condition

Removals to be undertaken in November 2023

Town

Road

Closest Property

Species

Reason

Hatfield

Talbot Road

 

7 x White poplar

Structural concern

Welwyn Garden City

Chilton Green

r/o 42-73

1 x Silver maple

Poor condition

Welwyn Garden City

Parkway

Fountain

3 x Swedish whitebeam

Structural concern

Welwyn Garden City

Bessemer Road

Royal mail depot

1 x Robinia and 1 x Swedish whitebeam

Poor condition and dead

Welwyn Garden city

Blythway

109

Silver birch

Poor condition

Hatfield

Crawford Road

78

Cherry

Structural concern

Welwyn

Broomfield Road

20

Hawthorn

Poor condition

Welwyn Garden City

Forresters drive

40

Cherry

Poor condition

Welwyn Garden City

Haldens

106 and 111

Cherry and silver maple

Structural concern and dead

Welwyn Garden City

Herns lane

81

Elm

Dead

Welwyn Garden City

Heronswood Road

 

Silver birch

Dead

Welwyn Garden City

Ingles

67

Whitebeam

Poor condition

Welwyn Garden City

Maple Grove

31

Robnia

Poor condition

Hatfield

The Ryde

Cockaigne Housing

Cherry

Dead

Cuffley

Highfields

5

Apple, plum, cherry

Poor condition

Welwyn Garden City

Cole Green Lane

101, 110, 155

4 x Cherry 1 Hawthorn

Dead or poor condition

Welwyn Garden City

Digswell Park road

r/o 10

Oak

Dead

Welwyn Garden City

Homestead Lane

4

Cherry

Poor condition

Welwyn Garden City

Marsden Road

32

Hawthorm

Low vitality

Hatfield

McDonald Court

 

Alder

Low vitality

Hatfield

Old Hertford Road

42

Rowan

Dead

Welwyn Garden City

Pondfield

7

Whitebeam

Dead

Hatfield

The pastures

46

Apple

Poor structural condition

Welwyn Garden City

Thistle Grove

248

Mespilus

Poor health

Welwyn

Stuart road

32

Elm Hawthorn

Dead

Welwyn Garden City

Lyles Lane

 

19 Poplars

Structural concern

Hatfield

Wood Close

r/o 8

Silver birch

Poor condition

Removals to be undertaken in October 2023

Town Site/Road Name Closest Property Common Name Reason
Hatfield Aldykes  74 False Acacia In decline
WGC Ashcombe    Lombardy Poplar Species
WGC Ashcombe    Lombardy Poplar Species
WGC Ashcombe    Lombardy Poplar Species
WGC Bessemer Road    Silver Birch In decline
WGC Bessemer Road    Silver Birch In decline
WGC Bessemer Road    Silver Birch In decline
WGC Bessemer Road    Silver Birch In decline
Hatfield Broom Close  Allotment Garden English Oak In decline
Welwyn Carleton Rise  1 Cherry In decline
WGC Chequers  Behind LC 17 Bird Cherry In decline
WGC Chequers Behind LC 17 Bird Cherry Dead
WGC Chequers w3w.socket.third.fuzzy Cherry In decline
WGC Coneydale  Hse 3/5 Maple Crab Apple Dead
Hatfield Crawford Road 44 Chinese Mountain Ash Dead
WGC Creswick Court Opp 8 Cherry Dead
WGC Daniells O/s 189 False Acacia Decay
WGC Daniells Opp 166 Cherry Decay
WGC Digswell Road O/s 30 Purple leafed plum Dead
Welwyn Great North Road    Ash Poor form
Welwyn Great North Road    Mespil Decay
Welwyn Great North Road    Cherry Poor form
Welwyn Great North Road    Lilac Poor form
WGC Heather Road  Opp 36 Larch Poor form
WGC Hollybush Lane  Hatfield Hyde Cemetery Horse Chestnut Poor structural condition
WGC Howlands  Rear 1 Thorn In decline
WGC Howlands  Rear 1 Thorn In decline
Hatfield Little Mead, Hatfield 10 Crab Apple In decline
Hatfield Little Mead, Hatfield 4 Crab Apple In decline
Hatfield Little Mead, Hatfield 3 Crab Apple Dead
WGC Moors Walk / Herns Lane  Roundabout Laburnum In decline
WGC Moors Walk / Herns Lane  Roundabout Laburnum In decline
WGC Moors Walk / Herns Lane  Roundabout Laburnum In decline
Northaw Northaw Road West  St Thomas A Beckets Grave Yard Lime Poor form
Northaw Northaw Road West  St Thomas A Beckets Church Yar Cedar In decline
WGC Parkway    Hornbeam In decline
Welham Green Pooleys Lane  Opp 52/54 Common Ash Poor structural condition
Welham Green Pooleys Lane  Opp 60 Hawthorn Dead
WGC Sefton Court    Broadleafed Cockspur Thorn Dead
WGC Stanborough Green  Adj. garage Cherry Poor form
WGC The Campus  Rear  Campus West Common Ash Ash dieback
WGC The Campus  Campus West Library Common Ash Ash dieback
Welham Green Travellers Close  Adj  2009 - Ashley Wilde Group Thorn Dead
Welham Green Travellers Close  Adj  2009 - Sld Silver Birch Decay
Welham Green Travellers Close  Adj  2009 - Pexhurst Cypress Poor structural condition
Welham Green Travellers Close  Adj  2009 - Pexhurst Cypress In decline
Welwyn Welwyn Hall Gardens  Verg False Acacia Dead
Welwyn Welwyn Hall Gardens  Rear of garage False Acacia Dead

Removals to be undertaken in September 2023

Town Site/Road Name Closest Property Common Name Reason
Hatfield  Hillfield  59 Purple leafed plum Subsidence in adjacent property
Hatfield  Mount Pleasant Lane  Rear 4 Hawthorn Location obstructing secure fence installation

Removals to be undertaken in August 2023

Town Road Tree location Species Reason
Brookmans Park Bradmore Way, Brookmans Park 34 Rowan Dead
Brookmans Park Peplins Way, Brookmans Park 46 Cherry Decay
Brookmans Park Peplins Way, Brookmans Park Opp 45/47 Cherry In decline 
Brookmans Park The Grove, Brookmans Park 36 Cherry In decline
Cuffley King James Avenue, Cuffley O/s 42 Cherry Dead
Cuffley King James Avenue, Cuffley 35 Cherry Decay
Hatfield Crossbrook Adj 27 Cherry Dead
Hatfield Jasmine Gardens 68 Cherry Dead
Hatfield Stonecross Road 53/54 Cherry Dead
Welwyn Blakes Way, Welwyn Opp 4 Rowan Dead
Welwyn Dewars Close, Welwyn 1 Crab apple In decline
Welwyn St. Johns Close, Welwyn 1 Cherry In decline
WGC Athelstan Walk South Opp 6 Hornbeam Dead
WGC Barleycroft Road 110 Birch In decline
WGC Creswick Court O/s 19 Cherry Dead
WGC Homestead Court adj 35-46 Homestead Court Sweet gum Dead
WGC Hunters Way O/s 21 Cherry Dead
WGC Hyde Valley 22 Field maple Poor structural condition 
WGC Knella Road 184 Cherry Dead
WGC Lysander Way   Poplar In decline
WGC Nursery Hill 19 Cherry Dead
WGC Sloansway O/s 117 Cherry In decline
WGC The Spinney   Oak  Implicated with subsidence claim
WGC The Spinney   Oak  Implicated with subsidence claim

 

Removals to be undertaken in July 2023

Town

Road

Closest Property

Species

Reason

Welwyn Garden City

Coneydale

7

Oak

Internal decay

Welwyn Garden City

Aldbury Grove

5

Multistem Oak

Proximity to property causing damage

Welwyn Garden City

Bericot Way

Douglas Way Roundabout

3 x Cherry

Dead

Welwyn Garden City

Birchall Wood

50

Norway Maple

Poor Health

Hatfield

Cecil Crescent

24

Cherry

Poor Health

Hatfield

Great North

98/100

Norway Maple

Poor Health

Welwyn Garden City

Guessens Grove

38

Norway Maple

Dead

Hatfield

Howe Dell

42

Cherry x1

Dead

Hatfield

Millwards

122

Laburnum

Poor Health

Welwyn Garden City

Picketts

1

Elm

Dead

Hatfield

Selwyn Crescent

21 and 40

2 x Pillar Pear

Poor Form and health