
Ashley Down Oak may be safe at last
The Ashley Down oak saga which rocked a north Bristol neighbourhood may be nearing a conclusion. Continue reading Ashley Down Oak may be safe at last
The Ashley Down oak saga which rocked a north Bristol neighbourhood may be nearing a conclusion. Continue reading Ashley Down Oak may be safe at last
Seven months after saving the Ashley Down Oak from felling, campaigners are still waiting for transparency and concrete commitments from Bristol City Council. Earlier this year, a much-loved 120-year-old oak tree on Ashley Down Road was scheduled to be felled by Bristol City Council when a nearby resident complained that the tree’s roots were causing subsidence of his home. Campaigners from Save The Ashley Down … Continue reading Tree Campaigners Fight for Council Transparency
Campaigners in Ashley Down are celebrating after Bristol City Council U-turns over the decision to fell a 120-year old Holm Oak tree on Ashley Down Road. The Council ordered the felling after the insurers of a nearby house reported that the tree’s roots were causing subsidence of the building’s foundations. However, in a video released on Facebook today (May 12th), Mayor Marvin Rees said that … Continue reading Tree Protectors Victorious After Council Drops Tree-Felling Plans
Tree campaign group Save the Ashley Down Oak (STADO) are calling on Bristol City Council to tell the truth about the proposed felling of the 100 year old holm oak on Ashley Down road. In a letter to Afzal Shah dated April 13th, STADO request the release of key evidence supporting the claim that the oak is causing subsidence to a nearby house. STADO was … Continue reading Tree Campaigners Demand Truth from Bristol City Council