Tag Archives: tree preservation order
5,320 reasons to protect Wales’ ancient and heritage trees
After months of gathering your support for our ‘gnarled and wrinkly’ campaign, yesterday (Wednesday 28 November) our Wales Director, Jerry Langford, our Communications Officer, Rory Francis, and I presented to the Welsh Assembly’s Petitions Committee a 5,320 signature-strong petition about … Continue reading
WuT you like to know about Tree Preservation Orders?
Every week our Woods under Threat team gets a variety of questions about Tree Preservation Orders (TPOs). So in this post I will endeavour to answer some of the most frequently questions I’m asked. How does a TPO protect trees and woods? Our … Continue reading
Wales’ gnarled and wrinkly need you
Imagine that you are like Nerys Jones who is lucky enough to own or manage an ancient tree. Nerys is the proud owner of the Rhandirmwyn oak, Carmarthenshire, a majestic hollow tree that must be many hundreds of years old. She … Continue reading
‘New’ TPO regulations are an opportunity missed
At the end of 2010 you helped us to campaign for changes to the proposed Tree Preservation Order (TPO) regulations for England, put out for consultation by DCLG (Department of Communities and Local Government). An amazing 2,800 of you specifically … Continue reading
Tallest tree in Wales is felled
Sad news from Wales as her tallest tree, a 63.7m/208ft Douglas fir at the Llyn Vyrnwy Estate has been felled, less than two years after it was declared the joint tallest tree in the UK. The 124 year old tree had … Continue reading
Against the law?
Tree Preservation Orders (TPO) are generally put in place by Local Authorities as a way to protect trees from unauthorised felling or maintenance works. However it seems that in some situations this is not actually true – or there seems to … Continue reading
