Blackalls Park
Tree removal in Blackalls Park
Tree removal, pruning and stump grinding in Blackalls Park, on the homes around the flying fox camp and the bush edge.
Tree work in Blackalls Park
Living beside the flying fox camp
The council's revegetation project at Blackalls Park took on a former citrus orchard, overgrown with weeds and home to an estimated 5000 flying foxes during peak times. Planting the centre of the site is meant to give them better trees to roost in.
Until that planting grows, the council found the bats tend to roost closer to homes along the perimeter. A tree job in a yard on that edge is planned around the roost, with the timing and the method agreed before anyone climbs.
The camp does not always empty in winter. In one July, about 10,000 of the estimated 40,000 flying foxes in the colony stayed on instead of moving to warmer country.
Services in Blackalls Park
Yards on the camp edge
How it works
From the first message to a written quote
The council question is settled before any price, and nothing is booked until you have said yes to a quote in writing.
- 1
Tell us what the tree is doing
Where it stands, what it hangs over and what you would like done about it.
- 2
A contractor comes to see it
A tree contractor who covers your suburb looks at the tree, the access and what is underneath it.
- 3
The council question is answered
Your council, the tree's height and trunk, its distance from the house and the species decide whether a permit or an exemption applies.
- 4
You get it in writing
Scope, timber, stump and date on one page, and nothing is booked until you have said yes.
Blackalls Park questions
Fire risk and protected ground
Is the camp site part of a private job?
No. The camp sits on land in the council's revegetation project, and its trees are left to the council. Work quoted here stays inside your own boundary.
How exposed is Blackalls Park to bushfire?
A council climate report names it among the north-west lake suburbs most exposed, with 299 homes on fire-prone land. Leaf litter in gutters and dead wood over the roof are the usual starting points.
What is the Fossil Tree reserve?
The Lake Macquarie LEP lists the Fossil Tree reserve as a local archaeological site. It is protected public ground, not somewhere for tree work.
