FOI release

Tree Management and Survey Data (2015–Present)

Case reference FOI2025/01122

Received 31 October 2025

Published 21 January 2026

Request

1. Tree Management System

Please confirm which tree management software package your organisation currently uses. If it is an in-house system, please state this; or state if none is used.

2. Tree Inventory Summary

Please provide:

• The approximate number of trees for which your organisation has management responsibility.

• The number of those trees that are subject to Tree Preservation Orders (TPOs).

3. Tree Data

Please provide available tree data for the period 2015 to the current date.

If the dataset is too large or would exceed the appropriate cost/time limits under Section 12 of the FOI Act, please provide a manageable subset of the data.

I will calculate proportionality from this subset.

Would you either:

• Provide a link to a publicly accessible and downloadable portal, or

• Provide the data in CSV or XLSX format.

For each tree, I would be grateful if the following attributes could be included where available:

• Survey data capture date

• Tree number/reference

• Species

• Height

• Diameter at breast height (DBH)

• Crown dimensions

• Growth direction measurements (North, East, South, West)

• Tree location (Ordnance Survey coordinates, British National Grid reference, Global ID, or other locational parameter)

Where a tree has been surveyed on multiple occasions, please include all recorded entries (for example, Tree 1 may have data spanning 2015–2024, Tree 2 may only have data for 2023–2024).

4. Format and Clarification

If the data structure or field names differ from the list above, please include a brief explanation or a data dictionary so that the dataset can be interpreted accurately.

Response

1. Tree Management System

Please confirm which tree management software package your organisation currently uses. If it is an in-house system, please state this; or state if none is used. We use an in-house system.

2. Tree Inventory Summary Please provide:

• The approximate number of trees for which your organisation has management responsibility. Approximately 500 trees – please note we manage the trees in the parks of Tunbridge Wells Town only.

• The number of those trees that are subject to Tree Preservation Orders (TPOs). The Council do not place TPO’s on its own trees unless to protect from development in adjacent land not in Council ownership.

3. Tree Data Please provide available tree data for the period 2015 to the current date. If the dataset is too large or would exceed the appropriate cost/time limits under Section 12 of the FOI Act, please provide a manageable subset of the data.

I will calculate proportionality from this subset. Please see Excel spreadsheets attached.

Would you either: • Provide a link to a publicly accessible and downloadable portal, or