Horniman Museum And Gardens, 100 London Road, London, SE23 3PQ

Proposal

SIDE (of main entrance drive): ONE Horse chestnut (T147)(ht.7m) FELL. Reason: Work undertaken to prevent any health & safety issues in the future. Another native tree will be planted as a replacement. REAR (works area): ONE Oak (T173)(ht.16m) LATERAL REDUCE (dead limb) by 8m from 8m to 0m on S compass point (exempt works), CROWN LIFT to 5m above ground. Reason: leans over garden works area, to prevent any health & safety issues in the future. REAR (Conservatory): ONE Beech (T165)(ht.18m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 3m from 18m to 15m, REDUCE LATERAL SPREAD by 3m from 14m to 11m. Reason: Major dieback in crown, reduction to suitable prune points to instigate new growth, maintain natural aesthetic, mitigate likelihood of failure. REAR (Surrey Mount): ONE Sycamore (T180)(ht.12m) FELL. Reason: extensive decay in the lower stem, adj works area and Surrey Mount properties, work to prevent any health & safety issues in the future. Another native tree will be planted as a replacement. REAR (Cleeve Hill): ONE Sycamore (T192)(ht.20m) LATERAL REDUCE by 3m from 12m to 9m on E compass point. Reason: Reduction to reduce weight loading on an over extended limb, pruning to suitable points and maintaining natural aesthetic. NORTH ENTRANCE (Horniman Drive): ONE Ash (T199)(ht.16m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 2m from 16m to 14m, REDUCE LATERAL SPREAD by 2m from 14m to 12m. Reason: some dieback in crown, pruning to suitable points to maintain natural aesthetic, and mitigate likelihood of failure. (Champion Tree on The Tree Register ? trees which are either tallest or largest trunk circumference of their type). SIDE (by nature trail): ONE Sorbus (T1004)(ht.6m) FELL. Reason: extensive decay in the lower stem that compromises the strength of the stem, work to prevent any health & safety issues in the future. Another native tree will be planted as a replacement. CENTRAL (nr boating lake): ONE Willow (T049)(ht.16m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 3m from 16m to 13m, REDUCE LATERAL SPREAD by 3m from 14m to 11m. Reason: old pollard, dieback in crown, reduction to shape canopy, pruning to suitable points, maintain natural aesthetic, to mitigate likelihood of failure and instigate new growth. FRONT (nr London Rd): ONE Beech (Unnumbered)(ht.8m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 2m from 8m to 6m. Reason: to remove the main leader which has died, the rest of the canopy will remain untouched. All works listed below were raised as priority 3 works in a report created by Hayden's Arboricultural Consultants in September 2023. Informative A: the replacement trees for T147,T180,T1004 are most welcome, suggest consider a non-native for horse chestnut T147 by main entrance drive for arboretum character and climate change resilience. Informative B: Ash T199 at the north entrance to Horniman Drive is a champion tree in The Tree Register and encourage improving the rooting environment by amending the surrounding hard surfacing to support the health of this highly visually significant tree. Informative C: please create habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity.