February 2025 Information re: Pollarding of the Lime Tree on The Green
10th of February, 2025
Information re: Pollarding of the Lime Tree on The Green
A fully qualified Arborist of Ken Linford Garden Care Ltd. carried out a comprehensive Risk Assessment on all the trees on The Green .
Two trees were identified as needing attention to protect the public and property on and around The Green. Planning Permission was given by Chorley Council for work to be carried out on these trees in our Conservation Area.
The dead Rowan ( behind the Notice Boards) has been removed. The Lime tree has been pollarded due to its ‘included unions’ which had made it extremely ‘top heavy’ ( rather like five trees growing out from one lower bough ) and liable to dangerous branch failure especially during extreme weather conditions that we are now experiencing .
The Parish Council takes public safety very seriously. There are sadly , many examples of the dangers from falling branches and trees. In recent storms, a large branch came down on the footbridge behind the Old School severely damaging the metal railings, a large tree came down across Grape Lane, a large spilt bough came down across Ridley Lane Mawdesley and, tragically there was a fatality from a falling tree on the A59 this last winter.
We ask that you are patient for a couple of years, whilst the pollarded Lime on The Green, which will look sparse initially, should go on to have healthy regrowth similar to the trees on The Croft that were pollarded a few years ago.