Find out about:
- How to report tree problems
- How we manage trees in the borough of Rochdale
Trees we manage
We're responsible for managing trees on all council-owned land, which includes:
- Roads and verges
- Parks and open spaces
- Town centres
- Memorial gardens
- Cemeteries
- Sports pitches
Trees we don't manage
We do not manage trees:
- On land that's privately owned. You will need to contact the landowner.
- On properties owned by any other housing association or landlord. View contact details for housing associations in the borough
- Touching overhead wires. If you've seen a tree that's touching or damaging overhead wires, contact BT Openreach
- That are causing problems with TV reception.
- That are blocking sunlight or interfering with solar panels.
- Dropping honeydew or leaves onto cars or property.
- Where birds are nesting, it's against the law to intentionally injure or kill a wild bird or damage its active nests. Report bird crime to Greater Manchester Police
Report a tree problem
How you report a tree problem depends on what the problem is:
- Report a dangerous or fallen tree: if a tree has fallen or is likely to cause a hazard, please ring us using the contact details on this page. During out-of-office hours please ring the Police non-emergency number on 101 or our council emergency number.
- Report a tree blocking a street light: if a tree is blocking a street light, you need to report a street light problem. Report a street light problem.
- Report a tree damaging the pavement or road: if a tree makes a pavement or road surface uneven, you need to report damage to footways, pavements and kerbs. Report damage to footways, pavements and kerbs.
- Report other tree problems: if a tree in an area we manage is damaged, dead, diseased or in need of pruning you need to report tree issues. Report tree issues.
How we manage trees
We have a tree care and management schedule for the trees in the borough which we carry out twice a year. We aim to do this once when trees are in leaf and once when they're not.
The tree work we carry out on our tree management schedule includes:
- Crown lifting and thinning - removal of stems and branches to maintain the health of the tree.
- Cutting branches that are growing towards road signs or street lights.
- Removing dead, diseased or dangerous trees. We replace every tree we cut down with 2 new ones.
All waste from the work we carry out on trees is recycled and turned into compost or reused.