Planting for success - Tree planting best practice for highway contractors13/09/2023 Recent stories of half a million dead saplings along the nation’s highways have called into question how contractors handle such ambitious tree planting projects. Peter Stevens of Tubex, a leading tree shelter manufacturer, details best practice. |
National Highways looks ahead with £3m trees deal20/06/2023 National Highways has awarded a nursery in West Sussex a contract worth nearly £3m to supply a future pipeline of young trees. |
Long read: At loggerheads over trees20/04/2023 Highway authorities and construction projects have got into a bit of trouble lately over tree felling to make way for improvement schemes. Chris Ames assesses the collateral damage. |
Council leader to resign over tree felling24/03/2023 Plymouth City Council leader Richard Bingley intends to resign from his position next week, according to the ruling Conservative group. |
Ash dieback could cost councils billions, Tree Council warns15/10/2020 UK local authorities could be facing a bill of billions of pounds as a result of ash dieback disease making trees unsafe near roads and other sensitive areas. |
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