Pollarding a tree means pruning it to remove its upper branches. Pollarding helps to keep trees healthy and safe and prevents them outgrowing their available space.
We carry out pollarding in the colder months, mainly in winter and spring, which reduces the risk of damage and stress to the tree. Our pollarding is carefully planned to minimise disruption to nesting birds and local wildlife.
If there is a nest, under the wildlife protection regulations, we will not pollard the tree. Broadleaf trees such as beeches, oaks, maples and planes all benefit from pollarding.
How pollarding works might affect you
We kindly request your cooperation if you are affected by pollarding works.
We will deliver postcards to residents affected by the works.
We may have to close some roads temporarily to enable safe and efficient pollarding. Affected roads will be clearly marked with parking suspension notices.
If your road is affected, please don’t park close to the marked trees as access is crucial for our teams to carry out the necessary work.
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Streets affected by pollarding works
Street names | Postcode | Total number of pollards | Status |
---|---|---|---|
Abbott Avenue | SW20 8QQ | 1 | Planned |
Abbotts Road | CR4 1JU | 1 | Planned |
Alexandra Road | SW19 7JY | 15 | Planned |
Almond Way | CR4 1LP | 3 | Planned |
Alverston Avenue | SW19 8BD | 7 | Planned |
Ashtree Avenue | CR4 3DS | 4 | Planned |
Aston Road | SW20 8BG | 2 | Planned |
Avenue Road | SW16 4HJ | 9 | Planned |
Aylward Road | SW20 9AF | 6 | Planned |
Baker Lane | CR4 2LG | 2 | Planned |
Barnard Road | CR4 2LB | 1 | Planned |
Belvedere Avenue | SW19 7PP | 1 | Planned |
Biggin Avenue | CR4 3HN | 5 | Planned |
Bond Road | CR4 3HJ | 1 | Planned |
Boscombe Road | SW19 3AX | 7 | Planned |
Bournemouth Road | SW19 3AR | 8 | Planned |
Braemar Avenue | SW19 8AZ | 11 | Planned |
Branksome Road | SW19 3AW | 8 | Planned |
Branksome Road | SW19 3AW | 8 | Planned |
Brisbane Avenue | SW19 3AF | 26 | Planned |
Caithness Road | CR4 2EU | 43 | Planned |
Camomile Avenue | CR4 0HT | 3 | Planned |
Carisbrooke Road | CR4 1QF | 7 | Planned |
Central Road | SM4 5RT | 1 | Planned |
Charles Road | SW19 3BD | 8 | Planned |
Charles Road | SW19 3BD | 8 | Planned |
Charnwood Avenue | SW19 3EJ | 11 | Planned |
Chatsworth Avenue | SW20 8JZ | 2 | Planned |
Church Walk | SW16 5JH | 2 | Planned |
Clarence Road | SW19 8QD | 1 | Planned |
Clive Road | SW19 2JB | 5 | Planned |
Cliveden Road | SW19 3RD | 12 | Planned |
Collingwood Road | CR4 3DM | 1 | Planned |
Conway Road | SW20 8TW | 1 | Planned |
Cowper Road | SW19 1AA | 2 | Planned |
Crescent Gdns | SW19 8AJ | 22 | Planned |
Cromwell Road | SW19 8NA | 10 | Planned |
Delamere Road | SW20 8PS | 1 | Planned |
Devas Road | SW20 8PD | 3 | Planned |
Dunmore Road | SW20 8TN | 1 | Planned |
Durham Road | SW20 0QH | 4 | Planned |
Durnsford Avenue | SW19 8BH | 16 | Planned |
Durrington Park Road | SW20 8NY | 1 | Planned |
Edith Road | SW19 8TW | 4 | Planned |
Edmund Road | CR4 3AR | 8 | Planned |
Edward Avenue | SM4 6EP | 9 | Planned |
Egleston Road | SM4 6PN | 1 | Planned |
Ellis Road | CR4 4HX | 1 | Planned |
Erridge Road | SW19 3JB | 2 | Planned |
Eveline Road | CR4 3LE | 4 | Planned |
Evelyn Road | SW19 8NT | 1 | Planned |
Fairlawn Road | SW19 | 3 | Planned |
Framfield Road | CR4 2AW | 1 | Planned |
Garfield Road | SW19 8RZ | 4 | Planned |
Gaston Road | CR4 2LD | 3 | Planned |
Gordondale Road | SW19 8EN | 10 | Planned |
Graham Road | SW19 3SR | 3 | Planned |
Greenway | SW20 9BQ | 4 | Planned |
Greenwood Road | CR4 1PE | 4 | Planned |
Grove Road | CR4 1AB | 2 | Planned |
Gunton Road | SW17 9EL | 4 | Planned |
Hamilton Road | SW19 1JF | 4 | Planned |
Hardy Road | SW19 1HZ | 3 | Planned |
Hartfield Crescent | SW19 3RZ | 3 | Planned |
Hassocks Road | SW16 5HA | 2 | Planned |
Island Road | CR4 3JH | 3 | Planned |
Kenilworth Avenue | SW19 7LW | 25 | Planned |
Kirkley Road | SW19 3AY | 18 | Planned |
Lansdell Road | CR4 2JE | 3 | Planned |
Latimer Road | SW19 1EP | 2 | Planned |
Lavender Avenue | CR4 3HH | 5 | Planned |
Lavender Avenue | CR4 3HL | 5 | Planned |
Leamington Avenue | SM4 4DN | 1 | Planned |
Lillishall Road | SM4 6DT | 1 | Planned |
Manor Gardens | SW20 9AB | 2 | Planned |
Manor Place | CR4 1EG | 1 | Planned |
Manor Road | CR4 1JA | 2 | Planned |
Manor Way | CR4 1EE | 3 | Planned |
Melrose Avenue Mitcham | CR4 2EG | 29 | Planned |
Melrose Avenue Wim Park | SW19 8BU | 17 | Planned |
Merton Hall Gardens | SW20 8SN | 9 | Planned |
Mina Road | SW19 3AU | 13 | Planned |
Mitcham Park | CR4 4EJ | 46 | Planned |
Mount Road | SW19 8ES | 13 | Planned |
Nelson Road | SW19 1HS | 5 | Planned |
Normanton Avenue | SW19 8BB | 9 | Planned |
Northbrough Road | SW16 3TR | 4 | Planned |
Panmuir Road | SW20 0PZ | 8 | Planned |
Pelham Road | SW19 1NX | 14 | Planned |
Plummer Lane | CR4 3HR | 1 | Planned |
Poplar Avenue | SW20 8BQ | 5 | Planned |
Prince George’S Road | SW19 2PT | 12 | Planned |
Quintin Avenue | SW20 8LD | 1 | Planned |
Revelstoke Road | SW18 5NL | 1 | Planned |
Robinson Road | SW17 9DN | 11 | Planned |
Rose Avenue | CR4 3JS | 4 | Planned |
Rosemead Avenue | CR4 1EY | 3 | Planned |
Russell Road | SW19 1QN | 2 | Planned |
Rustic Avenue | SW16 6PD | 19 | Planned |
Rustington Walk | SM4 5QR | 4 | Planned |
Rutland Drive | SM4 5QD | 3 | Planned |
Rutlish Road | SW19 3AL | 3 | Planned |
Ryfold Road | SW19 8DF | 6 | Planned |
Sailsbury Road | SW19 4EZ | 1 | Planned |
Sandingham Road | SW20 8JY | 1 | Planned |
Seaforth Avenue | KT3 6JU | 1 | Planned |
Shelton Road | SW19 3AT | 17 | Planned |
Somerset Avenue | SW20 0BJ | 22 | Planned |
South Park Road | SW19 8RR | 1 | Planned |
St Georges Road | CR4 1EB | 3 | Planned |
St Olaves Walk | SW16 5QQ | 1 | Planned |
Stanley Avenue | KT3 6EN | 10 | Planned |
Strathmore Road | SW19 8DB | 13 | Planned |
Stroud Road | SW19 8DG | 11 | Planned |
Stuart Road | SW19 8DJ | 8 | Planned |
Tabor Grove | SW19 4EB | 3 | Planned |
Tamworth Park | CR4 1HY | 5 | Planned |
Tavistock Crescent | CR4 1QJ | 9 | Planned |
Tennyson Road | SW19 8SH | 1 | Planned |
The Bungalows | SW16 6PA | 11 | Planned |
The Crescent | SW19 8AN | 25 | Planned |
The Quadrant | SW20 8SW | 3 | Planned |
Trafalgar Road | SW19 1HR | 4 | Planned |
Vernon Avenue | SW20 8BW | 27 | Planned |
Western Road | SW19 2QD | 2 | Planned |
Woodland Way Mitcham | CR4 2ND | 1 | Planned |