Consultancy Services

Tree reports to satisfy the needs of British Standard 5837:2005 help architects and developers by defining which trees are most worthy of retention and what actually constitutes adequate protection for those trees, through and beyond the development process.

• Tree surveys to BS5837:2005
• Arboricultural Impact Assessments
• Arboricultural Method Statements 
• Liaison at all levels (verbal / written, etc)
• Digital Tree Constraints Plan production
• Tree surveying - mapping or production of scale drawings

Tree Inspections cover the assessment of the physiological and structural condition of trees and groups of trees so that informed management decisions can be made.

• Tree inspections can cover :- safety, future management, duty of care, diversity and ecology and historical context or any combination of these facets that the client is particularly interested in.
• Tree inspections (preliminary and detailed)
• Veteran tree management
• Tree management plans
• Tree Risk Assessment

Specialist knowledge of the strategic requirements of specialist sectors is required to advise clients whose trees are in conflict with services or wayleaves relating to the services that the individual sectors provide. Examples include trees around airports, trees around electrical utilities and trees along railway lines and all require detailed knowledge of the operating system.

• Various utilities (including road, rail, airports, electricity and other service providers) engage specialist consultancy companies to formally manage their duty of care to manage the trees on or affected by their systems.
• Tree Management For Airports
• Roadside Tree Surveys
• Railway Tree Management

This service involves the assessment of woodlands and woodland ecosystems, management proposals and assistance with processing Woodland Grant Scheme applications.

• This is a broad category because the requirements of different landowners (from timber production to purely ecological or amenity) can be so diverse.
• Woodland Management
• Woodland Grants
• Tree and Woodland pre-purchase assessments

This service relates to the provision of formal professional representation in court relating to trees and associated issues.

• Litigation and expert witness testimony generally is a specialist service requiring very detailed gathering and presentation of evidence.
• Expert Witness - litigation
• Expert Witness - insurance

This service involves a number of different issues including defining on whose side of the fence a tree lies, high hedges legislation, management of boundary trees and Arboricultural mediation between interested parties.

• Trees and hedges on boundaries can become issues creating friction between landowners. Such issues are helped by engaging somebody who understands the rights and responsibilities of the parties so that the future management of the hedge and trees can be agreed.
• Boundary Disputes and High Hedges (possibly two categories)

This service provides reports that should satisfy the requirements of mortgage insurers and relates to the condition of the trees and their potential to affect a property directly or indirectly.

• These reports address the issues that mortgage or insurance companies want relating to the relative latent risk that trees pose to properties that those trees may be close to.
• Homebuyers Tree Surveys for Mortgage and Insurance