Tree and Woodland Service
Last updated | 12/06/2009
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 to do to a tree
• Inspect a tree to assess its health and stability
• Raise a low crown over roads, paths or cycle ways
• Reduce branches away from a building
• Reduce or remove snapped or broken branches in proximity to high use areas & residences
• Reduce or remove dead wood in proximity to high use areas & residences
What we will not do to a tree
• Fell healthy trees.
• 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 report it online es@pkc.gov.uk or telephone 01738 476476
