Consultancy

Owning, controlling, and maintaining trees can be challenging, especially if you don’t know what you’re doing. And while trees bring many benefits that outweigh the challenges, it’s good to know you have a trusted team you can call on.

Supporting the Country Tree Surgeons teams are our two arboricultural consultants, Glen Poole TechCert (ArborA) and Tim Rowell Dip Arb L4 (ABC) TechArborA. They offer a trusted, impartial consultancy service. Between them, they have over 50 years’ industry experience in practical and consulting arboriculture and their learning never stops – they can provide up-to-date management recommendations about emerging scientific research and industry guidelines.

Experience you can trust

Glen and Tim have substantial experience in the following fields:

• Providing a locum tree officer service to various local authorities. Duties include determining TPO applications and Conservation Area notifications; consultation comments for planning applications on behalf of the arboriculture and planning departments; and tree condition surveys and production of management recommendations for individual trees, trees in parks and other publicly accessible locations and woodlands.
• Providing arboricultural consultancy services to local and district authorities, which includes tree condition surveys and individual tree reports; advice on legislative protection and the production of management recommendations for individual trees, trees in parks, and other publicly accessible locations and woodlands; and providing further advice and guidance to approved works contractors when required.
• Advanced internal decay detection assessments using invasive and non-invasive techniques, including Resistograph testing and acoustic tomography, and interpreting the resulting data to inform appropriate management recommendations.
• Building and maintaining relationships with clients, including national housebuilders, educational institutions, housing groups, and private clients.

As well as arboricultural consulting, we offer other consultancy services that include:

General tree maintenance advice – Whether you’re looking for an appropriate species to plant or wish to seek advice regarding the proper pruning of your tree/s, we can provide objective specialist guidance.

Advice and support regarding legislative protection involving trees – We can assist with queries and disputes and provide up-to-date interpretation of current UK law to help you understand your tree responsibilities and rights.

Tree condition surveys and individual reports – Landowners have a statutory duty under the Owner & Occupiers Liability Act 1984 to manage trees under their ownership and do all that is reasonably practical to safeguard against any health and safety risks to the public, properties, and of course themselves. This duty can be met via a system that monitors and controls the risks associated with trees. Our consultants’ qualifications mean they can produce professional Tree Condition Surveys and Reports that can alleviate the burden of accountability from the tree owner.

Planning and development consultancy – We can also offer specialist tree reports undertaken to British Standard BS5837 (Trees in relation to design, demolition and construction). Local planning authorities use this standard to assess the impact on trees during the construction phase of development. The reports are a crucial requirement, especially when legislative protection may be afforded to any trees affected.

All our quotations and initial site visits are provided free of charge. If you have concerns or want to seek advice regarding trees, please don’t hesitate to get in touch, and we will be happy to chat and, if necessary, visit to provide further consultation.