Management of trees between Briarigg and Burneside Road, Kendal

Map 1 – shelterbelt shown in pink below

We would like you to consider each of the five proposals below and let us know which you feel would be your preferred options, as well as hearing if you have any other ideas or comments.

Proposals

Option 1 – Thinning with natural regeneration

Carry out woodland thinning works to encourage natural regeneration growth within the shelterbelt. This would increase the density of vegetation and provide more screening to the dwellings on Briarigg and Burneside Road. The proposed works would involve removing some taller trees to allow more light to the woodland floor. This would enable smaller suppressed trees in the understory to grow and thicken the shelterbelt.

Option 2 – Thinning and replanting

Carry out woodland thinning works to encourage natural regeneration growth within the shelterbelt. This would increase the density of vegetation, and provide more screening to the dwellings on Briarigg and Burneside Road. The proposed works would involve removing some taller trees to allow more light to the woodland floor. A mixture of native broadleaved and evergreen tree species would be planted within the shelterbelt which would increase the year round density of vegetation.

Option 3 – Plant more trees

Plant more trees within the shelterbelt to thicken the density of vegetation and retain the taller trees. A mixture of native broadleaved and evergreen species would be used to increase the year round density of vegetation.

Option 4 – Plant more trees and crown pruning

Carry out crown pruning to clear the garden boundaries of the dwellings on Burneside Road, and plant more trees within the shelterbelt. A mixture of native broadleaved and evergreen species would be used to increase the year round density of vegetation.

Option 5 – No action

Leave the shelterbelt in its current form, and allow the trees to develop naturally. The trees would continue to be regularly risk assessed and where risk management works are required, this would be carried out.

Your response