The Parks Operations Arboricultural Team is responsible for the management of Bournemouth Borough Council’s street trees, and those within its parks, gardens, woodlands, public open spaces and countryside sites.

Together these sites cover an area in the region of 850 hectares with a tree stock numbering tens of thousands and including 16 woodlands registered with the Forestry Commission Accessible Woodland scheme.

Why are trees important in the borough?

• Trees are a valuable resource and they soften our man made landscape and can screen unsightly views, making our town greener and more attractive
• The presence of trees in the urban landscape has actually been shown to reduce stress levels and provides habitat and food for a wide variety of wildlife
• Trees also improve the air we breathe by filtering pollution, trapping harmful carbons and producing oxygen

Explore some of the fascinating trees to be found in Lower and Central Gardens with a new Tree Trail leaflet