Find the trees from the wood

Have you ever wondered if that silver birch outside your home is protected? Now it’s easier to find out thanks to our new web mapping service. This is part of the suite of improvements under our 21st Century Council programme giving you the freedom to access our services at times convenient to you.

Trees across the Borough are protected in several ways. Those growing in Conservation Areas are protected, as are those covered by Tree Preservation Orders (TPOs). By using our new web map, you can check online whether or not trees are in a Conservation Area or if they have a TPO. You get your answers within seconds, rather than having to come in and see us.

A TPO can cover a single tree, a group of them, or an entire woodland (including self-seeded saplings). There are thousands of protected trees in the Borough, and TPOs protect a wide variety of native trees and also non-native ornamental species. Their ages range from a few years to many hundreds.

Conveyancing solicitors will benefit because TPOs will be referenced in land searches. And prospective buyers can find out if there’s a TPO on a property before they buy it.

More information: www.wokingham.gov.uk (search ‘TPOs’)