Protected trees

Permission is needed before carrying out work on protected trees in most circumstances - before you start any work, please check with our Tree Officers.

You may want to see the details for tree preservation procedures for additional information.

Picture of woodland trees in mist

"Give me a land of boughs in leaf; a land of trees that stand; where trees are fallen there is grief; I love no leafless land" -. A.E. Housman

Contact Customer Services

For tree enquiries, contact our Customer Services Team.

Telephone: 0845 612 2660
Email trees@richmond.gov.uk.

Our office hours are 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday.

Outside these hours for emergencies such as fallen trees, telephone Careline on 0845 600 7413.