Tree Surveys & Advice
When trees and the requirements of people meet, a conflict can arise between the positive attributes of trees and the real or perceived damage that they may cause to people or property.
Our Arboricultural consultant John Gillbert is in a unique position to try and strike a balance between the requirements of trees and people. John has five years experience as a quantity surveyor in the construction industry and twelve years as a tree surgery contractor. Since 2001 John has concentrated on Arboricultural consultancy and no longer wields a chainsaw but advises full time in the following areas:
Homebuyers reports
Including: following AMIUG outlines for assessing the risk of subsidence and direct damage from trees to low rise residential property for mortgage purposes.
General condition surveys and Risk Assessments
Identification of high risk trees or high risk targets (people or property).
Surveys based on the Quantified Tree Risk Assessment (QTRA) system.
Preliminary inspections
Detailed inspections
Climbing inspections
Management plans
Assisting in tree preservation disputes
Veteran trees and wildlife habitat surveys
Identifying potential habitat sites
Risk assessing veteran trees and identifying their special wildlife value.
Woodland surveys.
Management plans.
Expert witness
Attending court or assisting in preparing cases.
