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.

To view planned tree removals before April 2024 view the archive page. 

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)

 

Tree removals to be undertaken in January 2025

Hatfield 

  • Chantry Dell Woodland Area:  ///yard.hook.knee   Common Ash   (Poor structural condition)
  • Jacobs Ladder:     Kashmir Rowan   (Dead)
  • Jacobs Ladder:     Common Ash   (In decline)  

Welwyn Garden City 

  • Athelstan Walk South:  O/s 58   Mountain Ash (Rowan)   (Dead)
  • Athelstan Walk South:  O/s 58   Mountain Ash (Rowan)   (Dead)
  • Bennett Close:  Opp 7   Thorn   (In decline)
  • Black Fan Road:     Horse Chestnut   (Poor structural condition)
  • Hollybush Lane, Hatfield Hyde Cemetery:     Horse Chestnut   (Poor structural condition)
  • Howlands:  opp 75 beehive lane   Elm   (Dead)
  • Howlands:  508   Purple leafed plum   (Poor structural condition)
  • Ingles:  Adj 64   Whitebeam   (Poor structural condition)
  • Summer Dale:  4   Mountain Ash (Rowan)   (Poor structural condition)
  • Wellington Drive:  Adj 20   Cherry   (Poor structural condition)   

 

Tree removals to be undertaken in December 2024

Cuffley 

  • Homewood Avenue :  Adj 115   Thorn   (In decline)

Hatfield 

  • Badger Way :  Adj 11   Juneberry   (Dead)
  • Drovers Way :  114   Horse Chestnut   (Dead)
  • Drovers Way :  118   Hawthorn   (In decline)
  • Fairfield Close :  18-25   Cherry   (Poor structural condition)
  • The Ryde :  Cockaigne Housing   Gean (Wild Cherry)   (In decline)

Welwyn

  • Broomfield Road :  35   Norway Maple   (In decline)

Welwyn Garden City 

 

  • Amwell Common :  O/s 1   Mountain Ash (Rowan)   (Decay)
  • Bessemer Road :  Bank   False Acacia   (Decay)
  • Bessemer Road :  Rear 7   Willow   (Decay)
  • Forresters Drive :  O/s 17   Hupeh Rowan   (Dead)
  • Forresters Drive:  O/s 12   Hupeh Rowan   (In decline)
  • Forresters Drive :  O/s 8   Hupeh Rowan   (In decline)
  • Forresters Drive :  O/s 9   Hupeh Rowan   (In decline)
  • Heronswood Road :  Adj 170   Purple leafed plum   (Poor structural condition)
  • Heronswood Road :  208   Purple leafed plum   (Poor structural condition)
  • Heronswood Road:  Adj 222   Purple leafed plum   (Poor structural condition)
  • Heronswood Road :  261   Red Horse Chestnut   (In decline)

 

Tree removals to be undertaken in November 2024

Welwyn Garden City

  • Howardsgate, Opp 40 Lime (Poor health and vitality)
  • Peartree Court, r/o 43 Woodhall Court Willow (Poor structural condition)
  • Hatfield Hyde Cemetery, Central Horse Chestnut (Poor vitality and structural condition)

Hatfield

  • Wood Close, r/o 12 Silver birch x2 (Poor health and condition)

Welwyn

  • St Johns Close, 7, Swedish Whitebeam (Poor structural condition)

 

Tree removals to be undertaken in October 2024 

Ayot

  • Ayot Green:  Opp 11 , (Dead) Horse chestnut

Cuffley 

  • Bacons Drive:  13 , (Ash die back) Ash
  • Cranfield Crescent:  OPP 25 , (Dead) Pine
  • King James Avenue:  17 , (Dead) Apple
  • King James Avenue:  O/s 18 , (Dead) Cherry
  • Northaw Road East:   Eastern Verge, (Dead) Elm
  • Theobalds Close:  35 , (In decline) Rowan
  • Theobalds Road:  43 , (Poor structural condition) Apple

Hatfield 

  • Burleigh Mead:  verge at road entrance , (Dead) Maple
  • Hertford Road:  Adj 98-100 , (In decline) Maple
  • Hertford Road:  Adj 98-100 , (In decline) Maple
  • Howe Dell:   (Unsustainable location) Ash
  • Howe Dell:  Rear 10 , (In decline) Cherry
  • Howe Dell:  Rear 10 , (In decline) Cherry
  • Howe Dell:  Rear 10 , (In decline) Cherry
  • Howe Dell:  Rear 8 , (In decline) Cherry
  • Howe Dell:  Nr 36 , (In decline) Cherry
  • Longmead:  17 , (In decline) Thorn
  • Longmead:  5 , (Poor structural condition) Thorn
  • Longmead:  Rear 122 , (Dead) Cherry
  • Travellers Lane:  Opp 128 , (In decline) Horse chestnut
  • Lemsford Lane / Cavendish Way Junction: Rear of Swimming Centre, (Poor structural condition) Poplar

Welwyn 

  • Hawbush Rise:  28 , (In decline) Apple
  • Wilshire Road:  62 , (Dead) Apple

Wewlyn Garden City

  • Birchall Wood:  O/s 37, (In decline) Horse chestnut
  • Bridge Road:  between council office and waitrose, (Dead) Oak
  • Bridge Road:  between council office and waitrose, (Dead) Oak
  • Fallowfield:  O/s 11, (Dead) Cherry
  • Harwood Hill:  Adj 85, (Poor structural condition) Horse chestnut
  • Harwood Hill:  O/s 2, (In decline) Birch
  • Harwood Hill:  O/s 4, (In decline) Birch
  • Harwood Hill:  Rear 77 , (Poor structural condition) Cherry
  • Haymeads:  Rear 98-106 ///bared.tilt.length, (Dead) Thorn
  • Haymeads:  O/s 4, (In decline) Cherry
  • Hempstall:  Adj 7, (Poor structural condition) Willow
  • Hillfield:  62 , (Poor structural condition) Cherry
  • Little Rivers:  OPEN SPACE, (Dead) Mulberry
  • Moatwood Green:  O/s 21, (Poor structural condition) Chestnut
  • Mundells / Blackfan Road:   (Poor structural condition) Pine
  • Oaken Grove:  opp 6 , (Poor structural condition) Oak
  • The Campus:  Campus West, (Dead) Field maple
  • The Campus:  Campus West, (Dead) Field maple
  • The Commons:  75, (In decline) Cherry
  • The Commons:  83 , (Dead) Cherry
  • Woodland Rise:  57 , (Poor structural condition) Rowan

Woolmer Green

  • Bridge Road:  adj 25 , (Dead) Cherry

 

Tree removals to be undertaken in September 2024 

Welwyn Garden City 

  • Guessens Grove: O/s 47-60 (Dead)
  • Hillyfields: Opp 40 (Decline)
  • Hillyfields: Rear 1 (Decline)
  • Kelbys:  (Decay)
  • Stanborough Road: Eastern Verge (Cyclepath obstruction)
  • Sylvan Way: Adj 23 (Dead)
  • Sylvan Way:  (Decay)
  • Sylvan Way: Adj 41 (Dead)
  • Tempsford: Adj 33 (Decline)
  • Tempsford: Adj 33 (Decline)
  • The Vineyard: Adj 11 (Dead)
  • Bridleway 057: edge of lagoon (Dead)

Hatfield 

  • Cherry Way: O/s 3 (Decay)
  • Cornerfield: 25 (Structrally poor)
  • Drovers Way: opp 4 (Failed)
  • Garden Avenue: Opp 67 (Poor structural condition)
  • Mount Pleasant Lane: Rear 4 (Decline)
  • Mount Pleasant Lane: Rear 4 (Decline)
  • Wood Close: Rear 8 (Decline)

 

Tree removals to be undertaken in August 2024 

Welwyn Garden City 

  • Attimore Close: 20 Laburnum (Dead)
  • Batford Close: Ash x 3 (Ash dieback affected)
  • Digswell Road: Silver birch (Dead), Poplar (Decay)
  • Elmwood: 2 Silver birch x 2 (In decline)
  • Knightsfield: 59 Silver Birch (Dead), 44 Hawthorn (In decline), 10 Beech (Condition), 171 Elder (Unsuitable position),
  • Little Youngs: 10 Cherry (Dead)
  • Oakdale: 34 Lime (Decay)
  • St Johns Valley open space: Ash (Dead), Holly (Decay), Sweet Chestnut (In decline)
  • Walnut Grove: Ash x 4 (Unsuitable position)
  • Black Fan Valley lagoon: Apple x 2 (Decay)

Hatfield 

  • Bishops Rise, 220 Prunus (Dead), 280 Silver Birch (Dead)
  • Downsfield, Elm x 2 (Dead)
  • Little Mead, 4 Apple (In decline)
  • Minster Close, Ash x 3 (Ash dieback infected)
  • Veritys, Ash x 2 (Ash dieback infected)

Welwyn

  • London Road, Elm x 8 (Dutch elm disease infected)
  • Longmead, 21 Cherry (Decay)
 

Tree removals to be undertaken in July 2024 

Welwyn Garden City 

  • Birchall Wood Rear 20 Cherry (In decline)
  • Black Fan Road (Rear Birchall Wood) Cherry (Dead)
  • Black Fan Road (Rear Waterford Green) Rowan (Dead)
  • Bridge Road East O/s 56 Silver maple (Structurally poor)
  • Digswell Road O/s 32 Purple Leaved plum (Poor health)
  • Digswell Road  Cherry x 2 (Hit by vehicle)
  • Howlands 386 Crab apple (Dead)
  • Hurstlings 11 Thorn (Dead )
  • Kingsley Court Corner 2 Thorn (Dead)
  • Maple Grove O/s 54 Crab apple (In decline)
  • Newfields Adj 1 Thorn (Dead)
  • Springfields Opp 70 Cherry (In decline  )
  • Stanborough Road Eastern Verge Ash (Ash Dieback)
  • Woodhall Lane O/s 93 Purplea leaved plum (Dead)

Hatfield 

  • Little Mead 16 Thorn (Structually poor)
  • Lockley Crescent  OPP 42 Magnolia (Dead)
  • Longmead 16 Thorn (Structurally poor)
  • Wood Common  Rear 62 3 x Cherry (In decline)

 

Tree removals to be undertaken in June 2024

Welwyn

  • The Crescent opp 28 Silver Birch (poor structural condition)
  • Windsor Road s/o 11 York Way Cherry (dead)

Welwyn Garden City

  • Attimore Close opp 20 Silver Birch (poor health and condition)
  • Bedwell Close r/o 1 Silver Birch (vandalised)
  • Boundary Lane o/s 15 Rowan (poor structural condition)
  • Great North Road Roundabout with Valley Road Silver Birch (poor health)
  • Handside Lane o/s 195 Crab Apple (poor health and structural condition)
  • Heather Road Opp 30 Larch (dead)
  • Home Meadow 4 & 6 Almond x2 (poor health)
  • Longlands Road 12, 18 & 20 Hawthorn x2 & Cherry x1 (poor structural condition)
  • Ludwick Way 121 & 133 Cherry (poor health and condition)
  • Ludwick Way 148 Maple (dead)
  • Marsden Road o/s 24 Purple leaved Plum (storm damage)
  • Moors Walk r/o 19-23 Barndicott Horse Chestnut x4 (poor structural condition)
  • Parkfields adj 29 Crab Apple (poor condition)
  • Parkway o/s 170 Crab Apple (poor health and condition)
  • Peartree Lane opp 53 Whitebeam (poor structural condition)
  • Pentley Park adj 56 Cherry (dead)
  • Regent Court, off Peartree Lane Ash (poor structural condition)
  • Russett Wood adj 15 Alder, Ash & Maple (poor health and condition)
  • Stacklands o/s 2 Cherry (poor health and condition)
  • Stanborough Road junction with Lemsford Lane Silver Birch (in decline)
  • The Vineyard adj 120, Silver Birch, Ash & Elm (poor health and structural condition)
  • The Wade adj 49 Hawthorn (dead)
  • Walnut Grove 30 Walnut (in decline)

Hatfield

  • Cecil Crescent opp 3 Cherry (dead)
  • Stonecross Road 49 & 59 Rowan & Cherry (in decline)
  • Talbot Road r/o in greenspace Larch x5 (dead)

Cuffley

  • Colesdale opp 8 Ash (poor structural condition following storm damage)

 

Tree removals to be undertaken in May 2024

Welwyn Garden City  

  • Furzefield Road o/s 58 - Cherry (dead)      
  • Barleycroft Road o/s 39 - Birch (in decline)     
  • Blakemere Road o/s 47 - Gleditsia (in decline)         
  • Boxfield Rear 16 ///thin.draw.tricks- Ash (in poor structural condition)      
  • Bushey Ley ///ranked.settle.dive - Lombardy poplar (programmed removal) 
  • Digswell Road o/s 33 - Birch (in decline)    
  • Digswell Road o/s 25     - Cherry (in decline) 
  • Digswell Road  next to bus stop / near lamp post 46    - Cherry x 3 (in decline) 
  • Fretherne Road adj 52-56 -  Cherry (in decline)     
  • Marsden Green corner 28 - Birch (in decline)     
  • Marsden Green o/s 35 - Cherry (in decline)     
  • Marsden Green o/s 49 - Cherry (in decline)     
  • Marsden Road o/s 27 - Thorn (in decline) 
  • Moors Walk / Hardings rear 63 -Tree of heaven (in poor structural condition)     
  • Moors Walk / Hardings o/s 27 - Mountain ash (in decline)     
  • Moors Walk adj 19-25 - Cherry (in decline)     
  • New Wood o/s 39-45 - Cherry (in poor structural condition)
  • New Wood o/s 32-38  - Cherry (in poor structural condition)    
  • Panshanger Drive junction with Waterford Green - Cypress (in decline)         
  • Salisbury Gardens rear side of 16 - Maple (in decline)     
  • Springfields opp 70 - Cherry (in decline)    
  • Stacklands o/s 18 - Cherry (in poor structural condition)    
  • Stirling Way adj 29 - Ash (ash die back)     
  • The Orchard o/s 6 - Crab apple (in poor structural condition)    
  • The Orchard adj to 54 Blakemere Road - Cherry (not rooted) 
  • Turmore Dale o/s 20 - Thorn (in decline) 
  • Haldens Blythway House Flats - Cherry (in poor structural condition)

Hatfield 

  • Northfield opp 77 - Cherry (in decline)    
  • The Ryde o/s 135   - Cherry (in poor structural condition)

 

Tree removals to be undertaken in April 2024

Welwyn Garden City

  • 95 Attimore Road - Silver Birch x1 - Poor health and condition
  • 40 Birchall Wood - Cherry x1 - Poor health and condition
  • Adj 124 Parkway - Fearnley Road - Silver birch x1 - Dead
  • 31-47 Gresley Close – Rowan x2, Cherry x1, Amelanchier x1 – In decline
  • 164 Harwood Hill – Hornbeam x1 – Poor structural condition
  • 203 Knightsfield – Cherry x1, Rowan x1 – Poor health and condition
  • 6 Millfield – Hornbeam x1 – Poor structural condition
  • 3 Parkfields – Crab apple x1 – Poor health and condition
  • 1 Parkway Close – Cherry x4 – In decline
  • 56 Peartree Lane – Cherry x1 – In decline
  • Sylvan Way/Tempsford roundabout – Callery Pear x1 – Poor structural condition
  • 6 The Holt – Rowan x1 – Poor health and condition
  • 20 Westcott – Cherry x1 – In decline
  • 8 Windhill – Cherry x1 – Poor structural condition