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Preservation of Chiswick Trees

Noticed today that the local authority has plans to remove a tree on Grove Park Gardens - photos in attached links:https://ibb.co/Z6DcbDRFhttps://ibb.co/V0zf7sVMI think it's fair to say that Grove Park Gardens - along with many parts of Grove Park and the Chiswick wider area - very much enjoy(s) its/their trees. Not to mention the local fauna.Furthermore, in more recent times, the trees help to obscure from view many of the new constructions at Kew Bridge.Is there anything we are able to do to ensure long-term preservation of these trees?Surely there are more-optimum means of attending to tree root issues (i.e. a little adjustment, rather than removal of the entire tree).

Charles Vessey ● 37d4 Comments

The council run a scheme that allows you to pay for a new street tree to be planted and they will keep it watered for a couple of years. Best to talk to you neighbours before you do this. In one Chiswick Street newly planted saplings were vandalised twice in succession - before the Council simply gave up.

Sam Hearn ● 36d

The notice clearly states the reasons for removal, so unless this can be disproved it looks as if there's nothing to be done about. Anyway the consultation period has elapsed.As to replacing the tree, I only just discovered that when a tree is removed the Council will replace it - BUT - not necessarily in the same place, or even near it.In the case of this particular tree, options for planting close to the original location are limited if damage to  infrastructure has occured.A real shame to see it go as it is a lovely mature specimen.

Bruce Hammal ● 36d

"the plan is to plant a new tree in its place"This will be a small sapling and will take very many years to obscure the tower blocks. The best thing to do would be to find out what reason/justification they have for removing the tree and then to try and object.

Gail Busza ● 37d

Granted, the plan is to plant a new tree in its place. Maybe I'm just overly caught up in the Sycamore Gap and Toby Carvery tree sagas.

Charles Vessey ● 37d