Tree maintenance works are proposed at Ryde School, involving the felling and crown pruning of various trees for safety and management purposes.

Full Proposal

Amendment to proposed works (26.06.2026):T1; Common Lime- Remove structurally poor limb as 3m to north overhanging overhead service cables.Reason: Maintenance for safety.T2; Ash - Remove, young tree with previous ash die back, Reason - Causing dominance towards the adjacent garden, better London Plane tree and Irish Yew tree. sound maintenance.T3; Holm Oak - Remove. Reason: Small tree of poor form, low over the driveway and suppressing the better adjacent Turkey Oak. Sound maintenance.T3A; Holm Oak - Remove the first 3 lowest crown limbs low over the driveway and driveway. Reason: Remove future nuisance, reduce dominance and improve the form of the tree for the future. Sound maintenance.T4; Aspen Poplar - Remove 3 structurally poor lower limbs to the south towards the playing field at 6m in height. Reason: Future safety.T5; Ash - Remove/reduce to sound large growth positions, large upper crown limb to the north west at 7-8m in height.Reason: Over the footpath, Limb is structurally poor and over extended. Safety.T6: Holm oak x2 - Raise the crown of both trees by approx. 3m in height over the playing field, by removing selected horizontal and descending secondary limbs. Reason: Reduce the leverage weight on long extended limbs. Sound maintenance for safety.Generally, crown clean of all the trees where required.