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The hedge which is adjacent to the PROW adjacent to my house is council managed, however it has not been topped for years and has only been given a side cut. There are now sycamore and other trees well over 2m tall and due to the aspect they are all growing facing south towards and touching my house and other property. There are also trees in the photo which are veteran oaks that are in land managed by Westbury wildlife park so I am following that up separately. I love hedgerows and trees, however this hedge urgently needs a prune/top cut this winter to avoid damage to property close by. Many thanks

Reported via mobile in the Tree touching building category anonymously at 08:46, Sun 10 August 2025

Sent to Bristol City Council less than a minute later. FixMyStreet ref: 8003254.

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Please see above. Council managed hedge needs topping as well as sides prune as it is now trees growing towards and touching neighbouring property. Works will need to take into account bird nesting season and that owls and bats live in the wildlife park adjacent. Very many thanks

Updates

  • A new enquiry has been raised for this issue.

    Posted by Bristol City Council at 08:46, Sun 10 August 2025

  • This issue is currently under investigation.

    Posted by Bristol City Council at 10:26, Wed 13 August 2025

  • This issue is not the responsibility of Bristol City Council. For guidance please read our Tree Management Policy which you can find here.

    State changed to: Closed

    Posted by Bristol City Council at 10:29, Wed 13 August 2025

This report is now closed to updates from the public. You can make a new report in the same location. Please reference 8003254 in your new report if it is an update on this one.