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.

Find out more about tree health issues.

Tree removals to be undertaken in March 2026  

Hatfield

  • Roe Green Close  (O/s 5) - Cherry (Decline)
  • Selwyn Avenue  (24) - Cherry (Dead)
  • The Wades  (Opp 39 Island) - Birch (Decline)

Welwyn Garden City

  • Archfield (1) - Rowan (Dead)
  • Beehive Lane (Adj 67 in shrub bed) - Sycamore (Self-set)
  • Black Fan Road (Adj Recreation Ground) - Cherry (Decline)
  • Black Fan Road ((Rear Waterford Green)) - Cherry (Decline)
  • Black Fan Road ((Rear Waterford Green)) - Cherry (Decline)
  • Black Fan Road (Near Morrisons Garage) - Cherry (Dead)
  • Black Fan Road (Morrisons to ridgeway treebelt) - Sycamore (Decline)
  • Black Fan Road (Morrisons to ridgeway treebelt) - Poplar (Decline)
  • Black Fan Road (Morrisons to ridgeway treebelt) - Cherry (Dead)
  • Black Fan Road (Morrisons to ridgeway treebelt) - Cherry (Dead)
  • Black Fan Road (Morrisons to ridgeway treebelt) - Pine (Decline)
  • Black Fan Road (Morrisons to ridgeway treebelt) - Birch (Dead)
  • Black Fan Road (Morrisons to ridgeway treebelt) - Poplar (Poor structural condition)
  • Black Fan Road (Morrisons to ridgeway treebelt) - Poplar (Decline)
  • Black Fan Road (Morrisons tree belt) - Poplar (Decline)
  • Black Fan Road  (Near  Attimore Veterinary Hospit) - Horse chestnut (Decline)
  • Farm Close (adj 12) - Ash (Ash die back)
  • Little Lake (18) - Crab apple (Dead)

 

Tree removals to be undertaken in February 2026  

Hatfield

  • Briars Wood - Cherry (Dead)
  • Jacobs Ladder - Cashmere rowan (Dead)

Welwyn Garden City 

  • Bessemer Road - Chestnut (Poor structural condition)
  • Bessemer Road (By LP 607) - Chestnut (Poor structural condition)
  • Farm Close - Thorn (In decline)
  • Hobbs Way - Horse chestnut (Dead)
  • Linkfield (1) - Crab apple (In decline)
  • Linkfield (1) - Crab apple (In decline)
  • Middlefield (O/s 45) - Crab apple (Dead)
  • Peartree Lane - Willow (Dead)
  • Wyton (O/s 25) - Crab apple (In decline)
  • Wyton (O/s 4) - Mountain ash (In decline)

 

Tree removals to be undertaken in January 2026  

Welham Green

  • Dixons Hill Road (115) - Cherry (Dead)
  • Churchill Crescent (10) - Cherry (Decline)
  • Gould Close (20) - Cherry (Decline)
  • Somers Road (11) - Sorbus (Dead)

Welwyn Garden City

  • Farm Close (adj 12) - Ash (Poor structural condition)
  • Parkway (48) - Whitebeam (Poor structural condition)
  • Parkway (22) - Whitebeam (Poor structural condition)
  • Parkway (1) - Whitebeam (Poor structural condition)
  • Parkway (Denmark House) - Whitebeam (Poor structural condition)
  • Parkway (32) - Whitebeam (Poor structural condition)
  • Parkway (64) - Whitebeam (Poor structural condition)
  • Tilecroft (10) - Cherry (Poor structural condition)

 

Tree removals to be undertaken in December 2025

Hatfield 

  • Redhall Open Space (///sing.sofa.cheeks) - Elm (Dead)

Welwyn Garden City

  • Autumn Grove (15) - Purple leaved plum (In decline)
  • Beechfield Road (33) - Birch (In decline)
  • Beehive Green (Opp 33) - Cherry (In decline)
  • Brooksfield (Adj 1) - Crab apple (In decline)
  • Brooksfield (Adj 1) - Crab apple (Poor structural condition)
  • Brooksfield (Adj 1) - Crab apple (Poor structural condition)
  • Brooksfield (Adj 1) - Crab apple (In decline)
  • Brooksfield (O/s 25) - Purple leaved plum (Dead)
  • Furzefield Road (57) - Cherry (In decline)
  • Furzefield Road (O/s 32) - Whitebeam (In decline)
  • Hollybush Lane (76) - Willow (Poor structural condition)
  • Long Ley (O/s 11) - Cherry (Poor structural condition)
  • Long Ley (O/s 20) - Cherry (In decline)
  • Lumbards (O/s 23) - Lime (In decline)
  • Maple Grove (Adj 41) - Crab apple (In decline)
  • Picketts (18) - Thorn 
  • Picketts (12) - Thorn 
  • Picketts (Adj 4) - Cherry 

 

Tree removals to be undertaken in November 2025

Hatfield 

  • McDonald Court:   Alder (Dead)

Welwyn Garden City

  • Camfield: 9  Birch (Decline) 
  • Farm Close: adj 12  Ash (Poor structural condition) 
  • Haldens Park Open Space: Opp 6  Oak (In decline) 
  • Hunters Way: 43  Crab apple (Due to form obstructing path) 
  • Ingles: O/s 104  Cherry (Dead) 
  • Russett Wood: O/s 1-12  Laburnum  (Decline) 
  • Russett Wood: Opp 14-25  Alder (Dead) 

 

Welham Green

  • Pooleys Lane: Opp 46  Thorn (Dead) 
  • Pooleys Lane: Opp 56  Holly (Dead) 
  • Pooleys Lane: Opp 56  Holly (Dead) 

 

Tree removals to be undertaken in October 2025

Hatfield 

  • Aldykes: 69 a Robinia (Decline) 
  • Brickfield: 22 an Alder (Decline)

Welwyn Garden City 

  • Hatfield Hyde Cemetery: a Purple leaved plum (Decay)  

 

Tree removals to be undertaken in September 2025

Hatfield 

  • Acacia Street: Rear 49-101 in hedge a Betula  sp. (Decline)
  • Hazel Grove: Opp 23 a Sorbus aucuparia (Poor structural condition)
  • Millwards: Rea R 58 - 64 a Laburnum  sp. (Decay)
  • Northdown Road: Corner 7 a Betula  sp. (Dead)

Welwyn Garden City

  • Ingles: Rear 34 a Prunus  sp. (Poor form)
  • Westcott: Adj 3 a Prunus  sp. (Poor structural condition)

 

Tree removals to be undertaken in August 2025

Welwyn Garden City

  • Great Ganett: 84 a birch (in decline)

  • Lady Grove: 30/32 a cherry (dead) 

 

Tree removals to be undertaken in July 2025

Welwyn Garden City

  • Cherry Croft: 18 - Cherry (Decay)
  • Summer Dale: 36 - Crab apple (In decline)
  • Haymeads: 45 - Birch (In decline) 
  • Breakmead: 6 - Laburnum (Poor structural condition) 

Tree removals to be undertaken in June 2025

Welwyn Garden City

  • Roundwood Drive: Hse 20 - Oak (Dead) 

Tree removals to be undertaken in May 2025

Hatfield 

  • Briars Lane : Briars Lane  102 - Crataegus laevigata Pauls Scarlet (In decline)

Welham Green

  • Somers Road : Somers Road  11 - Sorbus  sp. (Dead)
  • Churchill Crescent: Churchill Crescent 10 - Prunus  sp. (In decline)
  • Skimpans Close : Skimpans Close  23 - Prunus  sp. (Failing health)
  • Skimpans Close : Skimpans Close  28 - Prunus  sp. (In decline)
  • Knolles Crescent : Knolles Crescent  7 Hedge - Prunus  sp. (Dead)
  • Bulls Lane : Bulls Lane  27/29 - Malus  sp. (Dead)
  • Knolles Crescent : Knolles Crescent  37 - Sorbus  sp. (In decline)
  • Dixons Hill Road : Dixons Hill Road  115 - Prunus  sp. (In decline)
  • Puttocks Drive : Puttocks Drive  35 - Crataegus  sp. (Decay)
  • Puttocks Drive : Puttocks Drive  45 - Crataegus  sp. (Decay)

Welwyn Garden City

  • Waterford Green : Waterford Green  Adj 19 - Prunus  sp. (In decline)

Tree removals to be undertaken in April 2025

Hatfield 

  • Ely Close :  (Poor structural condition) 
  • Honeysuckle Gardens: 28 (In decline) 
  • Honeysuckle Gardens: opp 18/20 (Rootplate failure) 
  • Honeysuckle Gardens : 29 (In decline) 
  • Jacobs Ladder :  (Poor structural condition) 
  • Jacobs Ladder :  (In decline) 
  • Oxlease Drive : Adj 8 (Poor structural condition) 
  • Oxlease Drive : Adj 8 (Poor structural condition)

Welwyn Garden City  

  • Ascots Lane: Adj 1 Kingsley court (Subsidence in adjacent property) 
  • Ascots Lane: Adj 1 Kingsley court (Subsidence in adjacent property) 
  • Birdcroft Road: O/s 3 (In decline) 
  • Haldens: Adj 83 (In decline) 
  • Heronswood Place: Adj 24 (In decline) 
  • Heronswood Place: O/s 24 (Poor structural condition) 
  • Knightsfield: Rear 91 (In decline) 
  • Moors Walk / Panshanger Drive: Rear 1-31 Barndicott House (Poor structural condition) 
  • Moors Walk / Panshanger Drive : Rear 1-31 Barndicott House (Partially failed) 

 

Tree removals to be undertaken in March 2025

Welwyn Garden City

  • Athelstan Walk North: Adj 1 Crab apple (Decline)
  • Blythway: Opp 23 Purple leaved plum (Decline)
  • Blythway: Opp 25 Purple leaved plum (Decline)
  • Blythway: Opp 91 Mespil (Decline)

 

Tree removals to be undertaken in February 2025

Hatfield 

  • Drovers Way: 150   (Dead)
  • Ely Close: Ely   (Dead)
  • Hare Lane: 26   (In decline)
  • Heathcote Avenue: 6   (In decline)
  • Heathcote Avenue: 10   (In decline)
  • Heathcote Avenue: 11   (Poor structural condition)
  • Jacobs Ladder:    (In decline)
  • Jasmine Gardens: 27   (Dead)

Welwyn

  • Welwyn Hall Gardens: 31   (In decline)

WGC

  • Ascots Lane : Adj 1 Kingsley court   (Subscidence)
  • Ascots Lane : Adj 1 Kingsley court   (Subscidence)
  • Hollybush Lane: 68   (Dead)
  • Hollybush Lane: 66   (Poor form)
  • Howardsgate: Opp 40   (In decline)
  • Ingles: Rear 34   (Poor form)
  • Knightsfield: Rear 91   (In decline)
  • Knightsfield: O/s 75   (Poor structural condition)
  • Knightsfield: Adj 185   (Poor structural condition)
  • Knightsfield: Opp 22   (Poor structural condition)
  • Lanefield Walk: ADJ   17-22 Lanefield   (Vandelised)
  • Peartree Lane:    (Dead)
  • Picketts: Adj 4   (In decline)
  • Picketts: 18   (In decline)
  • Picketts: 12   (In decline)
  • Ravenfield Road: Adj 20   (In decline)
  • Ravenfield Road: Adj 17   (In decline)
  • Ravenfield Road: Adj 17   (Windthrown)
  • Roundwood Drive: 20   (Dead)
  • Thistle Grove: 199   (Poor structural condition)
  • Tilecroft: 10   (Poor structural condition)
  • Woodhall Lane:    (In decline)
  • Youngs Rise: 2   (In decline)