NATIONAL TRUST, HIGH STREET, STOURTON, WARMINSTER, BA12 6QD
The proposal for works concerns the trees below (please see included map).Ash Tag no. 02268 – retain, climbing inspection and deadwood as requiredBeech Tag no. 00489 – retain- climbing inspection, deadwood and reduce any extended limbs roadside and grass lawn sideBeech Tag no. 00488 - retain- climbing inspection, deadwood and reduce any extended limbs roadside and grass lawn sideBeech Tag no. 00487 - retain- climbing inspection, deadwood and reduce any extended limbs roadside and grass lawn sideBeech Tag no. 00486 - retain- climbing inspection, deadwood and reduce any extended limbs roadside and grass lawn sideBeech Tag no. 00485 - retain- climbing inspection, deadwood and reduce any extended limbs roadside and grass lawn sideAsh Tag no. 00270 Already showing signs circa 30%+ harder to remove following install, fully remove. Replant with amenity smaller garden tree as part of new schemeAsh Tag no. 00269 Already showing signs circa 30%+ harder to remove following install, fully remove. Replant with amenity smaller garden tree as part of new schemeHolly Tree (T6 on plan) remove to support installation of play feature and create a safer play environment, replant with amenity smaller garden tree as part of new schemeRemove scrappy Hawthorns on map T5, T4, T3, T8, T9, T10, T11, and replace with evergreen hedge line of 20 metres as physical barrier and full aesthetic screening of car park Low value Rhododendron T2 remove to enable good visibility for users of car park and pedestrians using pathway and entering the car park.As part of the changes and the new play area we will be planting a 20 metre hedge between the Spread Eagle car park and the used green space above to create a segregation both to improve safety and create aesthetic full screening improvements of the car park to the area. We will also plant a minimum of 3 amenity garden sized trees in the space to compensate for the removal of the two Ash trees and Holly.The works above, particularly the Beech supports our ongoing tree maintenance not only for the target area of the green, visitor area but the highway below.