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Consultancy

Reports written for the decision you have to make.

Whether it is a planning application, a safety question or a sale, you get clear findings and prioritised recommendations.

  • Surveys and inspections

    Condition surveys of single trees, groups and whole sites, with clear findings and prioritised recommendations.

  • Risk assessment and duty of care

    Quantified Tree Risk Assessment (QTRA) to keep the risk from tree failure at a level you can defend, while keeping the benefits trees bring.

  • BS 5837 for planning

    Tree surveys, constraints plans, impact assessments and method statements to support planning applications.

  • Tree Preservation Orders and conservation areas

    Checking whether trees are protected, and preparing the application or notification to the council.

  • Veteran trees

    Surveys and management advice for old and ancient trees, so they stay standing and safe for as long as possible.

  • Home buyers, mortgage and insurance

    Tree reports for property purchases, lenders and insurers, including trees close to buildings.

Decay detection

A look inside the tree.

Some trees need a closer look before anyone decides their future. For these we work with a decay detection specialist, and can arrange the testing for you. Using an Arbotom sonic tomograph, sound waves are sent through the stem and timed, which shows where the wood is sound and where it is decayed, without cutting into the tree.

The result is a picture of the inside that helps decide whether a tree can be kept, and what it needs.

Cross-section of a felled beech stem showing decay caused by Ganoderma infection
A cross-section of a beech with Ganoderma infection. We had monitored this tree for several years. The power line company flagged it, and the client asked for it to be assessed to see whether it could be kept. In the end it was removed.
Tree risk assessment plan on a street map, with each numbered tree circled in a colour showing its risk of harm
A QTRA tree risk assessment plan: every tree is numbered and plotted, and coloured by its risk of harm.
Key: risk of harm (QTRA)UnacceptableTolerableBroadly acceptable

Who we work for: developers, housing associations, businesses, landscape architects, home owners, insurance companies, and parish and town councils.

Tell us about the trees.

Call or email with the site and the question. We will tell you what is needed and what it will cost.

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