Importance of Arboriculture Surveys
An arboricultural survey is a specialised survey that helps estate manages and homeowners to enable the growth of healthy trees and shrubs on their site. Arboricultural surveys play a critical role during planning, making sure trees are taken care of in any development.
This kind of survey assesses and reports on the status and state of your tree plantation to determine future requirements needed in the management process. Through proper tree management, it’s possible to fight climate change.
Trees in the urban and rural areas have an important role to play in the fight against global warming.
An arboricultural survey is very important and must be carried out on public and private landscapes to generate useful information about the condition of the trees. A tree survey contains useful information about which trees should be removed and which ones should stay.
Trees are an important part of the ecosystem but can pose a threat to both humans and wildlife if not properly inspected. This is why professional tree surveys must be done regularly to avoid potential accidents.
When purchasing a property surrounded by trees with various species living in it, it’s important to conduct arboricultural surveys. This is to figure out if the trees on your property’s grounds will have a negative impact or not if uprooted.
A tree survey is important not only when purchasing a property, but also to gaining more of an understanding of how a tree grows during its lifetime. Arboriculture surveys conduct personal surveys about a tree’s development, species, and age.
Most people are becoming aware of trees in their environment and are cautious about taking care of them appropriately.
Arboricultural surveys are vital for town planners and land developers to make sure they’ve met the health and safety requirements and have knowledge that trees are an important part of an ecosystem. This is also important in preventing any hazards from happening in the future.
Tree surveys are important and are conducted by tree surveyors who are professional arboriculture and ecological consultants. For various reasons, they generate vital information to:
- Land developers
- Local authorities
- Architects
- Homeowners
- Environmental conservationists
- Designers
Arboricultural surveys conducted by professional ecological and arboriculture consultants – like at Lockhart Garratt – are geared towards providing necessary information to relevant authorities, as discussed, for various purposes.
Trees are important for obvious reasons like producing oxygen and absorbing carbon dioxide to keep the air fresh and clean. The Nettlebed Estate- managing tree risk is one of the case studies at Lockhart Garratt. The more trees we have around, the cleaner the air becomes.
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Arboriculture
- Trees & Development
- Tree Risk Management
- Expert Witness
- Trees & the Law
- Tree Protection & Management
Ecology
- Habitat & Species Surveys and Licensing
- Habitat Creation, Restoration and Management
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Ecological Impact Assess
Forestry & Woodland Management
- Forestry Management Advice
- Timber Sales
- Grant Applications
- New Woodland Design
Landscape & Green Infrastructure
- Landscape & Visual Impact Assessment
- Landscape Design & Specification
- Landscape Management Plans
- Green Infrastructure Planning & Design
- Expert Witness
Soils & Land Restoration
- Planning Rationalisation & Stakeholder Liaison
- Land Survey & Management Planning
- Cost Engineered Landscape & Habitat Design
- Soil Survey & Advice
- Restoration & Aftercare Management Plan (RAMP)
- Implementation Management & Clerk of Works
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