Tree and Woodland Service
Last updated | 16/04/2012
The Tree & Woodland Service is part of Community Greenspace
and consists of 2 specialised arboricultural officers who are
responsible for the management of approximately 32,000 trees in our
parks and open spaces within the Perth & Kinross Area.
These trees and the woodland we manage are inspected on a
regular basis and work programmed as a result.
Work includes hazard and risk assessment, removal of large diameter
dead wood and broken branches, crown lifting, felling and stump
removal, and tree planting.
What we will do to a tree
- Inspect PKC owned trees to assess their health and
stability
- Raise a low crown over roads, paths or cycle ways
- Reduce or remove snapped or broken branches in proximity to
high use areas & residences
What we will not do to a tree
- Fell healthy trees.
- Prune trees encroaching on private property (you are legally
entitled to prune any overhanging vegetation back to your
boundary)
- Reduce the height of trees
- Prune trees to improve light levels at properties (as a
resident you do not have a legal right to light that may be blocked
by trees; however we do take this into consideration when planting
and recommending tree pruning works).
- Prune trees to improve TV/satellite reception
- Prune or fell trees to remove or reduce seasonal occurrences
such as leaf fall.
Do you have a problem with a council owned tree?
If so, please report it by phoning 01738 475000 or email communitygreenspace@pkc.gov.uk.
