Tree Safety Surveys & Reports

Greg Thompson Tree Surveys

We carry out Tree Safety Surveys and Tree Reports, including Arboricultural Impact Assessments/BS5837 Development Surveys, for mortgage reports and planning applications. We cover all of Cumbria and North Lancashire as well as South & West Wales and Oxfordshire.

If you are planning any rural development, garden design or ecological enhancement work in a location where there is a nearby tree or trees, a tree survey is often required to support your application and to determine any possible impact on the works. This will take into account factors such as:

• The age of the tree
• The condition and health of the tree
• Its size and root spread
• Root protection areas
• Future growth
• Any potential hazards

Recommendations will be then made as to whether it is likely to need any maintenance work such as pruning, retrenchment, ecological enhancements, or complete removal.

If a tree is protected by a Tree Preservation Order (TPO), you will need your Local Authority permission before carrying out any maintenance work or removal, and this is a legal requirement. In this case we can advise on the options available and assist with your application.

As a fully qualified arboriculturist, I specialise in tree safety surveys, and I also possess full Professional Indemnity Insurance and Public Liability Insurance.

Ash Tree Die-back & Ash Tree Retention

We specialise in Ash tree die-back advice.

Tree Survey Statistics

We can provide analysis of your property or estate giving detailed charts of your trees' age, health, density of species, veteran tree management, canopy cover and root protection areas. Tree statistics including species, age, health, height and stem diameter help you to understand your tree distribution and where diversity can be improved in woodlands, parkland, street trees and wood pasture.

Example Statistics:

Tree Reports

In order to provide a tree report, mapping is carried out using Treeplotter™, a web based tree management software that uses cutting edge technology that greatly facilitates the task of surveying and managing your trees by:

• making it easy to prioritise maintenance or removals
• tracking and collating any historical work or site information
• obtaining details about tree species and their diversity
• assessing the benefits of a tree to the ecosystem

It comes with an Inventory system that allows the tree manager to capture and record data such as dimensions, type, location and condition.

Qualifications

My continued fascination with trees and ecology has led me to complete the following qualifications in addition to my lifetime experience (25+ years) in horticulture and arboriculture:

• QTRA (Quantified Tree Risk Assessment) Registered Consultant.
  
• Arboriculture Association PTI
• VETree Veteran Tree qualification
• Fully covered public liability and indemnity insurance