Council fined £280,000 after death of six-year-old girl hit by falling tree
A council has been fined £280,000 after the death of a six-year-old girl who was hit by a falling tree…
Learning from Failure No 1
This failure is very instructive. In the storm over the weekend this Beech suffered catastrophic failure. The main stem had…
Trees and Border Disputes
I have been involved in a number of border disputes involving trees and have been able to provide successful solutions…
Tree Risk Assessment on Major Beech…Shock Discovery!
I was called out last week to carry out a risk assessment on a major multi stem Beech tree. A…
The Miracle of Autumn Colour
This year has seen a brilliant display of autumn colour as leaves change from green to reds and yellows. The…
What is the connection between a tree survey for house purchase, a strange instrument and the curious case of Kahn and Kahn v Helen Sheila Kane
I suppose that if you were to purchase a new house, the last thing you would be interested in would...
How Sapflow Measure proved the effectiveness of trees in a SuDS scheme
A SuDS Scheme was established in North Street, Keighley in Yorkshire for the purpose of providing drainage to a road…