Social problems/hazards | 26 (0.6%) | |
Causing fear of crime | 26 (0.6%) | Last Friday there was a severe assault in our park.... Preserve all the great oaks but remove alder and other trees so the park can feel safe to visit. |
Economic problems/hazards | 0 (0%) | |
Health problems/hazards | 263 (6.5%) | |
Increasing allergy attacks by plant pollens | 9 (0.2%) | Each summer, during the first week in June, flowering poplars release lots of poplar fluff. Many say that they feel allergies when they come in contact with the fluff. |
Increasing attack by associated insects and other animals | 63 (1.6%) | Have just cleaned the car of what must be the world’s most expensive bird droppings. The trees along the canal are a haven for all sorts of birds, and this definitely causes a nuisance. |
Risk of trees falling and causing | 191 (4.7%) | At the southern aspect, a pine has been dead at the top for several years. Now personal injury it seems the whole tree is going to die. We are afraid that heavy snow in winter will crack more branches that can damage someone. |
Visual and aesthetic problems/hazards | 411 (10.1%) | |
Darkness | 105 (2.6%) | Just outside our garden, we have a large tree with white flowers. This shades most of our garden. |
Displeasure with messiness and clutter | 264 (6.5%) | In the spring, the tree drops a lot of flower debris and in autumn a lot of leaves. |
Obscuring good views | 32 (0.8%) | The whitebeams have become incredibly large and dense, and one shades the house. From the upstairs there is no longer a view of the street. |
Drip sap or sticky residue on parked cars | 7 (0.2%) | The trees shed seeds. It is no longer possible to park under the trees as you have to wash the car every other day. |
Trees look ugly if not maintained | 3 (0.1%) | The trees between the houses are large and unkempt. Some are beginning to hang out over the gardens, and some trees are dead and starting to lose branches. Should be maintained! |
Environmental problems/hazards | 1,331 (32.8%) | |
Causing drainage problems | 2 (0.05%) | There are poplars that block the drains every year. |
Can fall across power lines | 33 (0.8%) | A dead elm has fallen in the storm and is hanging on the wire between the lampposts. |
Obstructing traffic on roads and sidewalks * | 782 (19.3%) | The roots destroy the sidewalks. |
Damage to buildings and property* | 185 (4.6%) | A branch rubs the balcony when the wind blows. |
Damage to cars* | 141 (3.5%) | Dead branches are falling down dangerously close to parked cars. |
Concealing traffic signs* | 95 (2.3%) | Tree concealing traffic sign. |
Concealing lighting* | 78 (1.9%) | Oak branches are concealing street lighting. |
Obstructing use of spaces (sports pit, parking lots)* | 15 (0.4%) | There is a fallen pine covering a parking lot. |
Costs and expenditure | 0 (0%) | |