As part of a management plan for our small area of chalk woodland we have identified the majority of trees are Ash trees - with onset of Ash Die Back. We are going to replace the majority of the ash over the next few years with a more diverse range of native broadleaf species such as Beech, Silver Birch and Whitebeam. This plan is: 1. Ash x 8 (T1-T8 on sketch plan) - felling. We have started with these trees as they are in risk area closest to greenhouse, sheds and a powerline running through garden. 2. Hazel, throughout wood - coppice

Yew (T1) - Crown lift of shed roof to give 1m clearance so as not to damage fabric of roof. Tip reduce crown on North side of crown by up to 1.5m to give the tree a more balanced, attractive and formal look as the centre piece and enhancing of the garden. Work will follow BS 3998 (2010). The tree will have a uniform radius of c. 3m

Trees situated in the rear garden of Holt Cottage Conifer situated by log shed - trim sides to tidy and reduce top down by 1 metre Silver Birch situated by log shed - reduce back to previous cuts Large Conifer - trim back and reduce top down by 1.5metre Small Conifer hedge situated between the large Conifer and Silver Birch tree - reduce the back of the hedge down to match the front (already done) Silver Birch on left hand side of garden - reduce back to old cuts All this work has been done in the past (not by JDB though)

Willow (T1) - remove large bough on eastern side of crown( as indicated by accompanying photograph). Crown lift branches brushing neighbours shed roof to give 0.5m clearance. Reason tree is shading the vegetable garden to such a degree that it has detrimental effect on their production. physically touches neighbours property. This tree is not visible from outside of property and therefore has zero impact on local visual immunity. Tree isyoung and of a species that the removal of the larger bough will not have detrimental effect on the tree. Elder ( T2) - Pollard to a 2m height. Tree has outgrown its position causing extensive shade to this and neighbours garden. abundance of deadwood within crown. The tree is of a species that will happily regenerate from the pollard at a more manageable height. Yew ( T3) - Re-pollard to previously pollarded point at 3m. Remove branches rubbing against fabric of neighbours building.This has previously been pollarded at this point as part of a regularly maintained cycle of managing the trees size in the confined position it grows and allow it as a continual presence for years to come. if this repollarding were not to happen the tree would soon obstruct the driveway and possibly damage neighbours roof. There would be every chance of branch failure from the pollard heads in the future.