Find out about our planned health and safety tree works.
For medium and large-sized trees, it is normal for the tree felling and stump removal to be done in 2 stages. This is due to the differing equipment required.
Every year the council undertakes a cycle of routine health and safety inspections as part of the council's cyclical tree maintenance programme.
The trees are inspected using Visual Tree Assessment (VTA) techniques, a standard approach to tree risk assessment, involving the diagnosis of structural defects, the evaluation of their significance from visible signs and the application of arboricultural biomechanical knowledge.
A number of issues were raised regarding the health of a number of trees. As a result, the following essential arboricultural safety works have been instructed.
What we are working on
| Location | Ward | Species | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| OS 39 Broomfeild Road | Alexandra | Pear | Clear basal growth blocking pavment |
| Outside 265/267 Raeburn Avenue | Berrylands | Apple | Fell and grind stump dead tree |
| Side of 61 King Charles Road on Berrylands | Berrylands | Rowan | Fell and grind stump dead tree |
| Right of 30 Beech Tree Grove | Coombe Vale | Hawthorn | Fell and Grind stump |
| Outside 16 Knollmead | King Georges & Sunray | Maple | Fell & grind stump (dead) |
| Outside 4 Chestnut Road | Kingston Town | Cherry | Fell & Grind stump (dying) |
| Cambridge Road Estate | Kingston Town | Birch | Fell dead |
| Cambridge Road Estate | Kingston Town | Birch | Fell dead |
| Outside 90 Cambridge Road | New Malden Village housing | Apple | Deadwood other main path (1/3 of the tree) |
| Side of Norton House, Charnwood Estate (on Connaught Road) | New Malden Village housing | Silver maple | Fell & grind to 30cm (major basal decay, mass ganoderma at base) |
| Opposite 44 The Glebe | Old Malden | Maple | Remove major deadwood from crown |
| OS 80 Brockenhurst Avenue | Old Malden | Cherry | Clear basal growth blocking pavment |
| Outside 34 Burney Avenue | St Marks & Seething Wells | Cherry | Fell & grind to 30cm (dead) |
| Opposite 12 St Leonards Road | St Marks & Seething Wells | Cherry | Fell & grind to 30cm (dead) |
| Outside 13 St Leonards Road | St Marks & Seething Wells | Cherry | Fell & grind to 30cm (dead) |
| OS 6 Oak Hill Road | Surbiton Hill | Maple | Clear basal growth blocking pavment |
| Upper Brighton Road wayside garden (rear 34 Arlington) | Surbiton Hill | Lime | Fell & poison stump (structures) |
| Outside 20 Dukes Avenue | Tudor | Rowan | Fell & grind to 30cm (dead) |
| Near 40 Sopwith Close | Tudor | Whitebeam | Fell & grind to 30cm (dead) |
Upcoming parks tree works
Be aware of footpath closures during this time.
| Park | Dates | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandra recreation ground | 02 September to 05 September 2025 | 4 days |
| Elmbridge Ave Open Space | 8 September to 12 September 2025 | 5 days |
| Claremont Gardens | 15 September to 17 September 2025 | 3 days |
| Memorial Gardens | 18 September 2025 | 1 day |
| Manor Park | 22 September to 25 September 2025 | 4 days |
| Raeburn Avenue Open Space | 17 November to 25 November 2025 | 7 days |