Bristol City Council seeks to mitigate the loss of trees, however, in some cases it is necessary to remove them so construction work can take place along with wider improvements.

In developments where trees need to be removed, the Bristol Tree Replacement Standard provides guidance on the number of trees that must be replaced to compensate for this loss.

These are provided onsite within the development, or within a one-mile radius of the site.

Although highways projects are not required to comply with the Bristol Tree Replacement Standard, we ringfenced funding and worked with colleagues to identify off-site replacement tree locations in south Bristol.

These trees have been planted in Bishopsworth, Brislington, Hartcliffe and Withywood and Knowle.