At the start of The Tree Council's National Tree Week, the Trees and Design Action Group (of which The Tree Council is a member) launched for consultation guidelines on how to achieve more big trees in new developments in the UK's towns and cities in the face of perceived problems, especially from insurers, and the reported "chainsaw massacre", which is particularly affecting large species trees.
The group's third sector Green Paper, No Trees, No Future - Trees in the Urban Realm, was launched at a House of Commons reception, hosted by Tree Council Vice President Brian Donohoe MP, when Baroness Andrews, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at Communities and Local Government, officially launched National Tree Week.
The Green paper, and consultation questions, can be found on the homepage of the Trees and Design Action Group at http://www.forestry.gov.uk/forestry/INFD-7KDEHU.
