Carisbrooke Castle Castle Hill Carisbrooke Newport Isle Of Wight PO30 1XY

Proposal

3974; Fraxinus excelsior - Removal to ground level. Reason: Fully defoliated standing dead tree on top of wall, among sycamore, over footpath below. 3975; Fraxinus excelsior (two ash with composite crown) - Removal to ground level. Reason: One now >90% defoliated. Target includes perimeter footpath, low occupancy. 3976; Aesculus hippocastanum - Remove to ground level. Reason: Historical apical stem loss, leaving large lateral - now with old ffb (possibly Trametes versicolour) and decay at primary union. Lateral primary highly likely to split out at stem onto footpath. 3977; Fraxinus excelsior - Remove. Reason: Crown dieback, deadwood and poor vitality overall. Multiple I.hispidus brackets along stem and primary limbs. Decline considered irreversible. 3978; Fraxinus excelsior - Monolith to crownbreak. Reason: Significant crown dieback, multiple ffb of D.concentrica throught stem and limbs.

Key dates

1. Started15 September 2026
2. Decided3 November 2026

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