Empty tree pits in SE22

[Nigello]

Please add to the list the locations of empty tree pits in SE22.

It's so that councillors - and anyone else who has influence - can see where trees should be replanted (or not, if they don't want them back for whatever reason).

49 Landcroft Road

9 Goodrich Road

95 Goodrich Road

[Jennys]

Beauval road,

Grove Vale

[Countrlass22]

Start of glengarry road just past rear entrances to shops.

[James Barber]

Really good if people can be as precise as the opening post.

[Ginster]

Between Ondine Road and the petrol station by the bus stop. Either needs a small tree or filling in as not ideal place by bus stop to have a hole!

[Jennys]

Sorry I wasn't precise. The grove vale one is the one Ginster has now flagged up. I will check Beauval tomorrow,

[Countrlass22]

Not sure right name house it's outside if not our home.

Hence gave description.

Number 1 glengarry road.

Tree damaged by workmen it died someone removed not replaced.

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

I think it's best not to have a tree by the petrol station - with bus queues and pedestrian traffic, it is not very practical. I agree, however, that it needs to be filled in.

[Nigello]

If not replaced with a tree, then what about putting a replacement nearby? BTW, there is a nice, new mini-copse (OK, that's going too far - a handful of new saplings) on the corner of Peckham Rye and E Dulwich Rd.

[speedbird]

Peckhamgatecrasher Wrote:

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> I think it's best not to have a tree by the petrol

> station - with bus queues and pedestrian traffic,

> it is not very practical. I agree, however, that

> it needs to be filled in.

I agree, this one by Texaco on Grove Vale is placed in the most stupid place.

[Nigello]

207 Friern Road

[fleur]

There's a tree trunk/stump at the end of Ryedale/ Forest Hill Road end, where a new tree could be planted.

[peterpepper]

rah

[ianc]

Are we of the opinion that this replanting isn't being done anyway? I reported a dangerous stump in Rodwell Road last year, and it was removed. The tree pit now has a young (fenced off) tree in it, after a few months of being empty.

Just wondering if this cataloging is going to achieve something that's already in-hand?

[Nigello]

I'm hoping that not all of these empty pits are ones that have already been condemned to a barren future. (I PMd James so he knows that this list is here.)

[rch]

I'm also liaising with the Tree Dept and both ED and Village ward cllrs on updating the empty tree pit spreadsheet as there hasn't been a proper survey for a while now. I was going to start a thread like this, but I keep getting caught out by the CloudFlare problems. So this thread is very useful.

FYI, according to the last spreadsheet I updated, both 1 Glengarry and 86 (and also 45) Beauval are on the list to be replaced before the end of April. 1 Glengarry is to be a Prunus x Yedoensis (Japanese specimen cherry) the Beauval trees are to be Ginkgos to match the existing avenue.

But everything is on hold until the new treeplanting guide is approved... if the new specs for 1m x 1m pits are imposed, this could severely limit future replanting in Dulwich... in which case we might have to launch a new protest.

[nxjen]

Outside Willow on North Cross Road

[Nigello]

Thanks rch. Would this thread not be useful to persuade the powers that be that we would like the pits filled in before the 1m x 1m rule is imposed. THe empty pits look forlorn: at least have the manners to fill them in with concrete or a paving flag, council!

[rch]

Hi Nigello, yes that was the plan, but obstacles are now hitting, so I'm waiting to hear if the issue can be resolved internally before we go into a public protest. Bear in mind that this ruling could seriously affect the character of the whole area if we can't plant trees as most of our pavements aren't wide enough to accommodate 1m x 1m pits.

In the meantime, it's probably best to leave the empty treepits unfilled in the short term as it will only cost more money to re-clear them for planting - only the pits which are definitely not going to be replanted are being repaved. We are lobbying for any pits that can't be replanted to be awarded another tree in the area in lieu (we have a separate Lieu List), but digging new pits costs extra money, which in turn eats into the replanting budget.

This is why both Ed and Village ward cllrs have awarded CGS funds for tree planting, in order to supplement internal budget.

We should hear back on the 1m x 1m policy in a week or two, then hopefully the planting list that was agreed in the autumn will go through in March and then we can start the surveys up again over the summer to prepare for next years planting list. Fyi, planting season runs from Sept-March when the trees are dormant.

[Nigello]

339 Lordship Lane (near the Crystal Palace Road bus stop, southbound)

52 Sylvester Road

[Nigello]

The tree pits I mentioned here on Goodrich Road have been filled with new (small) trees - three in all. Any other successes? Thanks to all those who helped in getting them planted at Southwark Council.

[Ginster]

The one between petrol station and Ondine filled in a couple of weeks ago. Great to get the pavement space as by a bus stop (else new tree would have been better)

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Wot Ginster said. Nice to see the Council apply commonsense.

[Countrlass22]

glengarry road near back shops has been filled in with wood chipping.

Not by me