In the UK, the bird nesting season generally runs from February to August (Natural England), with the peak nesting period from March to July, during which birds are actively building nests, laying eggs, and raising their young. […]
Book Review for the Quarterly Journal of Forestry
It was a great pleasure to ba asked to provide a book review for the Quarterly Journal of Forestry reviewing Mark Johnstons most recent book on Planing Ideas in the Urban Forest. […]
Tree surveys and technology
Data collection Embracing technology for carrying out tree surveys and inspections is one of the ways to be efficient and effective out on-site. I use a Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE for data collection on-site, and it has a stylus and is also a touch screen as well as voice memo recording. I can use […]
Helping to retain ash trees through crown reduction techniques
By now hopefully, everyone is aware of Ash dieback (Hymenoscyphus fraxineus) and the impact this disease has had on the overall population of Ash in the UK as a tree species. The loss of ash trees is having a significant impact on biodiversity and ecosystems dependent on ash as part of their life cycle stages, […]
Ezytreev tree management software
I have been using Ezytreev tree management software since 2015 when I used it to aid with managing a large tree stock for a local authority. I am still using it today for tree condition surveys for private trees in gardens, allotments, parks, woodlands, estates and any sites that require tree survey data to be collected. […]
MEWP Aerial inspection of a Cedar tree
It is not every day you get to go up in a Mobile Elevated Work Platform (MEWP) to carry out an aerial inspection, and it is a very useful method to gain access to a tree at height. This allows you to assess in more detail the canopy, crown structure, forks and unions, the upper […]
Knepp ‘Ancients for Arbs’ with Jon Hartill
Tom Burns who is the Ranger/Woodsman of the Knepp Estate hosted a two-day course entitled Knepp ‘Ancients for Arbs’ course in May this year, run by Jon Hartill. The venue was exceptional and it was a great opportunity to explore the Knepp Estate during my time there too. […]
Trees over time
It was a great privilege to have an article relating to tree architecture and veteran trees published in the Winter 2023 Institute of Chartered Foresters Trees Magazine following my success and achievement of passing the Veteran Tree Consulting Examination in October 2023. Tree Time […]
Trees, People, Built Environment 5
Great to be attending the Trees, People and the Built Environment 5 Conference at Edgbaston Stadium in Birmingham hosted by the Institute of Chartered Foresters and chaired by Kevin McCloud MBE FICFor (Hon) and here is a short article I wrote for the Institutes magazine looking back at the event. […]
Ashton Court Veteran trees
A phenomenal day out with the Ancient Tree Forum for their National Field Meeting at Ashton Court Estate, in Bristol in April this year. It was a great opportunity to review previous outcomes of veteran tree management with Neville Fay as well as with a whole host of Veteran tree enthusiasts, Ecologists and Arboriculturists. Thank […]