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Rushcliffe Borough Council tree statistics

Tree Planting and Removal

1. Trees Planted

The public free tree scheme supplies trees to and planted by member of the public

The Community tree scheme supplies trees to community organisations and parish councils these are partially planted by Parishes / Communities, partially planted by Streetwise (RBC internal environmental works provider)

2018/19

Public Free Tree Scheme – 1,386 total trees; by species = 742 Wild Cherry (Prunus avium) and 644  Field Maple (Acer campestre) to 724 addresses

Community tree Scheme - 149 trees to 21 parishes and communities;

  • 10x Alder (Alnus glutinosa);
  • 11x Aspen (Populus tremula);
  • 3x Callery pear (Pyrus calleryana ‘chanticleer’);
  • 18x Crab Apple (Malus sylvestris),
  • 20x English Oak (Quercus robur);
  • 25x Field Maple (Acer campestre);
  • 6x Large Leaved Lime (Tilia platyphyllos);
  • 6x Small-leaved Lime (Tilia cordata);
  • 1x Bird Cherry (Prunus padus ‘Abertii’);
  • 4x Prunus Pandora;
  • 45x Wild Cherry (Prunus avium);
  • 3x Whitbeam (Sorbus aria);
  • 1x white willow (Salix alba)

RBC direct planting - The Property and Estates Department planted 45 trees.

Total = 1,580

 

2019/20

Public Free Tree Scheme – 4,161 total trees; by species = 2,016 Crab Apple (Malus sylvestris) and 2,145 Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia) to 2,204 addresses

Community tree Scheme - 210 trees to 22 parishes and communities;

  • 24 x Alder (Alnus glutinosa);
  • 8 x Aspen (Populus tremula);
  • 15 x Crab Apple (Malus sylvestris);
  • 36x English Oak (Quercus robur);
  • 32 x Field Maple (Acer campestre);
  • 7 x Large Leaved Lime (Tilia platyphyllos);
  • 38 x Small Leaved Lime (Tilia cordata);
  • 45 x Wild Cherry (Prunus avium);
  • 5 x White Willow (Salix alba)

RBC direct planting - The Property and Estates Department planted 15 heavy standard trees and 345 tree whips within hedgerows.

Total = 4,731

 

2020/21

Public Free Tree Scheme – 1,929 total trees; by species = 873 Crab Apple (Malus sylvestris) and 1,056 Hazel trees to 1,003 residents.

Community tree Scheme - 146 trees and 300 hedging plants (Hornbeam) to 17 parishes and communities.

  • 7x Alder (Alnus glutinosa);
  • 13x Aspen (Populus tremula);
  • 2x Bird Cherry (Prunus padus);
  • 26x Crab Apple (Malus sylvestris);
  • 34x English Oak (Quercus robur);
  • 17x Field Maple (Acer campestre);
  • 3x Large-leaved lime (Tilia platyphyllos);
  • 8x Small-leaved Lime (Tilia cordata);
  • 1 + 300 hedgex Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus)
  • 14x White Willow (Salix alba);
  • 21 x Wild Cherry (Prunus avium)

Community Sourced and Planted - Tree Wardens – planted 50 trees at Greythorne Dyke open Space; Friends of Sharphill Wood (100 shrubs) and Friends of The Hook (27 trees and 60 shrubs)

RBC direct planting - The Property and Estates Department planted 28 heavy standard trees and 290 tree whips within hedgerows.

Total = 2,930

 

2021/22

Public Free Tree Scheme - 1,200 total trees; by species = 579 Wild Cherry (Prunus avium) and 621 Dogwood (Cornus sanguinea) delivered to 631 addresses.

Community tree Scheme - 161 trees to 14 Parishes and Communities

  • 2x Alder (Alnus glutinosa);
  • 4x Aspen (Populus tremula);
  • 2x Bird Cherry (Prunus padus);
  • 5x Crab Apple (Malus sylvestris);
  • 35x English Oak (Quercus robur);
  • 30x Field Maple (Acer campestre);
  • 3x Hazel (Corylus avellana);
  • 5x Large-leaved lime (Tilia platyphyllos);
  • 33x Small-leaved Lime (Tilia cordata);
  • 3x White Willow (Salix alba);
  • 24x Wild Cherry (Prunus avium);
  • 7x Common Whitebeam (Sorbus aria);
  • 8x Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus)

Community Sourced and Planted - Friends of Sharphill Wood have planted 600 whips (trees and shrubs)

RBC direct planting - The Property and Estates Department have planted 43 heavy standard Trees and 120 Hawthorn Whips.  Rushcliffe Country Park planted 34 trees comprising of 4 heavy standard trees and 30 whips.

Total = 2,158

 

2022/23

Public Free Tree Scheme - 2051 total trees; by species = 1030 Hazel and 1021 Field Maple delivered to 1069 addresses.

Parish / Community tree Scheme - 82 trees to 16 parishes and communities

  • 7x Alder (Alnus glutinosa),
  • 6x Aspen (Populus tremula),
  • 10x Crab Apple (Malus sylvestris),
  • 13x English Oak (Quercus robur),
  • 13x Field Maple (Acer campestre),
  • 2x Hazel (Corylus avellana),
  • 7x Large-leaved lime (Tilia platyphyllos),
  • 3x Small-leaved Lime (Tilia cordata),
  • 10x Wild Cherry (Prunus avium),
  • 8x Common Whitebeam (Sorbus aria) and
  • 3x Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus)

RBC direct planting - A 507 tree Jubilee Woodland has been planted at The Hook, Ladybay. Rushcliffe Country Park planted 3 heavy set trees, 10 semi-mature trees and 400 beech hedging plants. The Property and Estates team planted 37 heavy Standard Trees and 1604 trees and native shrubs within hedgerows.

Total = 4,694

 

2023/24

Public Free Tree Scheme -  1,056 total trees; by species = 197 x Corylus avellana (Hazel); 228 x Malus sylvestris (Crab apple); 399 x Prunus avium (Wild Cherry); 232 x Sorbus aucuparia (Rowan)

Community Tree Scheme – 71 total trees delivered to 13 communities

  • Alder (Alnus glutinosa) x2,
  • Crab Apple (Malus sylvestris) x8,
  • English Oak (Quercus robur) x29,
  • Field Maple (Acer campestre) x7,
  • Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus) x6,
  • Large-Leaved Lime (Tilia platyphyllos) x1,
  • Small-Leaved Lime (Tilia cordata) x5,
  • Mountain Ash (Sorbus aucuparia) x1,
  • White Willow (Salix alba) x3,
  • Wild Cherry (Prunus avium) x7
  • Whitebeam, Common (Sorbus aria) x2

Rushcliffe Country Park - 31 native species trees, funded by the Friends of the Park with most being planted in the Kite field and 4 by the ice cream van’s hard standing.

RBC direct planting – 35 heavy standard trees and 2935 trees and native shrubs within hedgerows

Total = 4,133

 

2024/25

Public Free Tree Scheme – 996 total trees; by species = 276 Hazel (Corylus avellana), 242 Crab Apple (Malus sylvestris) and 477 Wild Cherry (Prunus avium)

Community Tree Scheme – 62 total  trees to 8 communities,

  • Large-leaved lime (Tilia platyphyllos) x5,
  • English Oak (Quercus robur) x19,
  • Small-leaved Lime (Tilia cordata) x2,
  • Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus) x5,
  • Wild Cherry (Prunus avium) x6,
  • Crab Apple (Malus sylvestris) x6,
  • Field Maple (Acer campestre) x4,
  • Common Whitebeam (Sorbus aria) x4

Trees for Carbon – 1,042

Rushcliffe Country Park?

RBC Direct Planting – 30 heavy standard trees and 660 trees in hedgerows. 

Total = 2,790

 

2. Trees Felled or Removed

  • 2018/19: 53
  • 2019/20: 78
  • 2020/21: 89
  • 2021/22: 92
  • 2022/23: 35
  • 2023/24: 78

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