Alex Begg

Working to manage trees in Nottingham City. Inspecting trees, managing enquiries and trying to encourage the planting of the right tree in the right place.

[Alex Begg @NottinghamTree]

@Marcussharp10 That's a great example of one of the benefits of leaving standing deadwood where possible .
A few of us are bug enthusiasts. Many of us are bird enthusiasts.

[Alex Begg @NottinghamTree]

@Marcussharp10 You should count yourself lucky you've got a teaspoon...

[Alex Begg @NottinghamTree]

Keep tweeting Sarah, it has more effect than I expect you imagine.

[Alex Begg @NottinghamTree]

Tree Equity. I think this may be one of the missing pieces for a local authority wanting to strategically decide where to plant trees.

Watch this (UK) space.

https://t.co/pV1ovs3D6R

[Alex Begg @NottinghamTree]

There's a time and a place, but I'm not sure this is either.

Local authorities must do better in explaining the benefits of trees and their canopies to citizens.

[Alex Begg @NottinghamTree]

Calling Tree Officer colleagues(and all other treescape supporters) to read this...

[Adam Cormack @AdamCormack_]

Protecting trees: a few musings in response to recent events in Plymouth (pictured before tree felling) 🧵

[Alex Begg @NottinghamTree]

@AdamCormack_ Excellent! This sounds like a great checklist for a tree officer's manifesto to me.

[Alex Begg @NottinghamTree]

@Marcussharp10 Honesty takes you a long way. Good lad.

[Alex Begg @NottinghamTree]

@MsTreeRa Uh oh...

[CommunityPlanningAlliance 🦇🦎 @CommunityPlann1]

There's a Biodiversity Net Gain consultation running until 27 Sep @DefraGovUK. You can respond by email [email protected] or via this link: https://t.co/JPvllODEC1 Here's some of what we said 1/

[Alex Begg @NottinghamTree]

@LentonDNRA Everything looking green and wonderful at Lenton Rec!

[Alex Begg @NottinghamTree]

@SherwoodBerrid1 @MyBerridgeWard @nottmcityhomes @MyNottingham @AngelaKandola @CouncillorQ Nice work team Berridge, thanks.
We're working up our plans for getting a few trees planted, to keep you cooler while you keep those streets cleaner!
#streetsforpeople

[Alex Begg @NottinghamTree]

@JamesADymond It's like they were put here to keep us all cool!

[Alex Begg @NottinghamTree]

@NGandbeyond @TonySim79012667 It's a Truffula tree. I don't think you need another Thneed.

[Alex Begg @NottinghamTree]

@SherwoodBerrid1 Really nice work there. Keeping the standards up in difficult times. Makes me happy to see.

[Alex Begg @NottinghamTree]

@ChidswellGroup @RosieP4 @churchofengland The larger of the two applications equates to 1.5% of the land area of the local authority I currently work for.
I'd like to think it would be a case of goliath and the giant. I expect that might not be the case.

[Alex Begg @NottinghamTree]

@AShervill Ah, what a shame. You found service cuts, rather than policy excellence.

[Alex Begg @NottinghamTree]

The older I get, the more I appreciate this.
And unlike my younger self, I appreciate it more because it's so fleeting.