EIR Request - Trees
Request 101002643144
I would like to know:
1. The total number of trees felled by Moray Council for the years 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 (up to the most recent month of available data)
For each year of data, please state and break down:
a) The reason for the felling of said trees
b) The cost to the council of felling trees
c) The locations of trees felled
d) The species of trees felled and in what capacity
e) If trees felled were street trees or rural
2. The total number of trees planted by Moray Council for the years 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 (up to the most recent month of available data)
For each year of data, please state and break down:
a) The cost to the council of planting trees
b) The locations of trees planted
c) The species of trees planted and in what capacity
d) If trees planted were street trees or rural
3. The total number of trees under Moray Council authority in the years 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 (up to the most recent month of available data)
For each year of data, please state and break down:
a) The locations of trees
b)The species of trees
c)If trees were street trees or rural
Response 18.12.20
1. The total number of trees felled by Moray Council for the years 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 (up to the most recent month of available data)
Lands & Parks Response: This only related to Parks and Open Spaces. Information for woodland trees is not held and therefore falls under exception 10(4)(a) of the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004. 2016 = 105; 2017 = 126; 2018 = 150; 2019 = 95 2020 = 50
Roads Maintenance Response: 2020 - 5; 2019 - 4; 2018 - 1; 2017 - 22; 2016 - 3
For each year of data, please state and break down:
a) The reason for the felling of said trees
b) The cost to the council of felling trees
c) The locations of trees felled
d) The species of trees felled and in what capacity
e) If trees felled were street trees or rural
Response: This information is not held and therefore falls under exception 10(4)(a) of the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004.
2. The total number of trees planted by Moray Council for the years 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 (up to the most recent month of available data)
2016 = 25 ; 2017 = 1600; 2018 = 280; 2019 = 53: 2020 = 40
For each year of data, please state and break down:
a) The cost to the council of planting trees
2016 = £1250; 2017 = £9600; 2018 = £7000, 2019 = £100, 2020 = £700
b) The locations of trees planted and c) The species of trees planted and in what capacity
2016
Cooper Park Elgin - mixed broadleaves - heavy standards Broomhill Cemetery Keith- Corylus, Prunus, Sorbus
2017
Cooper Park Elgin - mixed broadleaves - heavy standards
Braco Street Keith - Sorbus - heavy standard
Forres - various sites - Prunus, Cratageus, Betula, Populs, Ligustrum, Juniperus, Fagus, Sorbus - b/r transplants
2018
New Elgin war memorial - Tilia, Sorbus - heavy standards
Applegrove Gardens Forres - Prunus - heavy standard
Sanquhar Road Forres - Ilex - pot grown
Balnageith Rd Forres - Ilex - pot grown
Forres - various sites - Prunus, Cratageus, Betula, Populs, Ligustrum, Juniperus, Fagus, Sorbus - b/r transplants
The Wards Elgin - Corylus, Salix, Alnus, Sorbus, Prunus, Betula - standards & b/r transplants
Keith War Memorial Taxus baccata Fastigiata Aurea & Ilex JC Van Tol - pot grown
2019
Cooper Park Elgin- Fagus, Quercus - standard
Duffus war memorial - Taxus baccata Fastigiata Aurea - pot grown
Broomhill Cemetery Keith - Crataegus b/r transplants
2020
South Street Forres - rowan - heavy standard
Cooper Park Elgin- mixed varieties - pot grown various sizes
Kingsmill Park Elgin - mixed varieties - pot grown various sizes
d) If trees planted were street trees or rural
All are rural/park/gardens setting except the Braco Street, Keith site in 2017 which is a street tree.
3. The total number of trees under Moray Council authority in the years 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 (up to the most recent month of available data).
For each year of data, please state and break down:
a) The locations of trees
b)The species of trees
c)If trees were street trees or rural
This information is not held and therefore falls under exception 10(4)(a) of the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004.