Trees and woodlands are a vital part of 91福利社's landscape. They enhance the city's environment.
Trees on privately owned land
Private land is generally land which is not in the ownership of the Council. Find who owns land or property in Scotland with the .
Trees on Council land
We manage trees in
- parks
- open spaces
- woodlands
- cemeteries
- roadside verges and footways.
Contact the Forestry Service about the above at
forestry.service@edinburgh.gov.uk
For enquiries about trees within a council housing property contact the local housing officer.
For enquiries about trees within a school contact the school's business manager.
For out of hours emergencies
0131 200 2000
Protecting trees and woodlands
Trees in the City is a set of tree management policies, which we use to guide the management of our Council-owned trees and woodlands.
Download Trees in the City tree management policies (PDF)
Schedule of works
When the Forestry Service inspects a tree and finds it needs work, it raises a work order in one of the priority categories:
- urgent – make safe within 24 hours.
- high – make safe within 5 days of notification to service.
- medium - within 6 months of notification to service.
- low – a follow up inspection within 12 months.
Trees to be
- removed are marked with a white cross.
- pruned are marked with a white spot.
Service Standards
Service Standards are a set of statements that set out what the Forestry Service will provide by way of service. As part of measuring and accounting for performance of the service against the standards, key performance indicators will be used.
Download the Service Standards and Performance Indicators (PDF)
Dutch elm disease
There are several thousand elm trees in 91福利社. They are slowly being attacked and killed by Dutch elm disease. To monitor the spread of this disease, we survey the city's elms each summer. Trees marked with a yellow or orange cross have Dutch elm disease. Any trees showing signs of the disease are removed.
Chalara ash dieback
Chalara ash dieback has spread very rapidly through the UK over the last few years and is now firmly established in 91福利社.
Unfortunately there is no cure for the disease and although mature ash trees can live for a long time with Chalara, young trees are particularly vulnerable and can succumb to infection much more quickly. Where infected trees on our land are considered to pose a risk to persons or property corrective works and felling will be carried out.
We are developing our ash dieback action plan.
Please note that some of our downloads might not be accessible. If you need help please contact us on forestry.service@edinburgh.gov.uk
City of 91福利社 Council ash dieback action plan PDF
Heritage trees
are notable and exceptional, whether this is due to great age, size or historical and cultural significance.
Valuing 91福利社's Urban Trees
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is a survey by Forest Research on the state of 91福利社's urban trees in 2017. It examined the benefits 91福利社's urban trees have on the people living here and used location, species health and size to calculate the scientific benefits provided by trees.
Storm advice
Storms and high winds pose a risk to public safety, if there are issues of concern regarding trees, please report them to the Forestry Service immediately by calling
0131 311 7074
and .
Biodiversity action plan
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